Ask NT Wright Anything

Will God resurrect my cremated body?

11 May 2025
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Cremation, grace & Resurrection:. This week Tom tackles what does grace really mean in the Bible? Does cremation affect the Christian hope of resurrection? And how should we understand Jesus’ relationship to the Old Testament law? In this episod...

Jesus' Jewish identity, Paul's commands to women and Bonhoeffer's dilemma: Tom Wright answers

4 May 2025
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Tom Wright and Mike Bird delve into the Jewish identity of Jesus in this week's episode of the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast. They respond to a listener's question about Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 11 and reflect on the moral dilemmas faced...

Does Tom Wright consider belief in the bodily resurrection of Jesus essential to Christian faith?

27 Apr 2025
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What is church membership really for? Why does the bodily resurrection matter so much to Christian faith? And how should Christians respond to the suffering in Gaza? In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird explore the the...

BONUS Subscriber only Easter Show: What does Easter mean for the mission of the Church today? Tom Wright and Mike Bird

21 Apr 2025
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A Tom Wright seminar with Mike Bird on what the Resurrection has to say to the Church and its mission with Tom Wright and Mike Bird

NT Wright on the Resurrection: History, Theology & Why It Still Matters with Tom Wright and Mike Bird

20 Apr 2025
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Welcome to a special Easter edition of Ask NT Wright Anything, where we dig into the historical and theological foundations of the resurrection of Jesus. New Testament scholar Mike Bird joins Tom Wright to raise some tough questions - like why, histo...

Sin, Sex, and Salvation? NT Wright on Contraception, the Cross, and the Church

13 Apr 2025
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Is contraception a theological issue? Can we trust the Gospels as historical documents? How should the church respond to political idolatry? And what really happened on the cross? In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird ta...

God’s Love: Universal, Personal, or Both? NT Wright Answers

6 Apr 2025
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Does God love us personally or just humanity as a whole? How do we experience His love in a broken church? How do marriage and parental blessings fit into faith? Tom Wright and Mike Bird explore God’s love, the challenges of church community, and how...

Were Adam and Eve doomed to sin, or did their sins doom humanity? NT Wright and Mike Bird on questions of sin and universalism

30 Mar 2025
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Did Adam and Eve doom humanity? NT Wright and Mike Bird on questions of sin and human nature In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird tackle the complexities of salvation, the meaning behind Revelation’s vivid imagery, the...

Between death and resurrection - where was Jesus? NT Wright explains

28 Mar 2025
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Did Jesus really descend into hell? What does ecumenism mean for Christian unity? Can non-Messianic Jews be saved? In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird tackle these complex theological questions, exploring the early chu...

What happens when we die? NT Wright on the Afterlife and NDEs

23 Mar 2025
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Are near-death experiences real? Do they give us a glimpse of the afterlife, or should we approach them with caution? What does it mean to live faithfully as a Christian? And who really has the authority to forgive sin— the individual believer, the p...

Resurrection, judgment, and salvation— NT Wright and Mike Bird break it down

8 Mar 2025
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Tom and Mike tackle deep theological questions about resurrection, faith, works, and biblical interpretation, in today's episode of Ask NT Wright Anything. Does Psalm 16 really point to resurrection? Tom unpacks its complex layers of meaning and how...

Misconceptions about the resurrection and the role of an apostle

1 Mar 2025
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In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom and Mike dive into two foundational topics: the resurrection and the role of apostles in the early church. What did first-century Jews believe about resurrection? Tom responds to William Lane Craig’s arg...

The Alpha and Omega: NT Wright on Jesus’ lineage and life after death

23 Feb 2025
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Tom Wright and Mike Bird explore the biblical concept of the soul, challenging Greek-influenced ideas of dualism and emphasising the New Testament’s focus on bodily resurrection. Does the Bible really teach that we have an immortal soul, or is that a...

NT Wright answers: Was Paul a false apostle?!

16 Feb 2025
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In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird tackle the controversial question: Was Paul a false apostle? Some argue his message contradicts Jesus, but what does Scripture say? 💡 Key topics this week: Answering historical s...

Did Jesus claim to be the Son of God? Tom Wright responds to Bart Ehrman and other questions

9 Feb 2025
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Was Jesus really the Son of God? Bart Ehrman says no—Tom Wright responds. In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom and Mike Bird tackle Jesus' divinity, the Eucharist, the Ten Commandments, and the Sabbath. 💡 Key topics this week: Did Jesu...

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