Ask NT Wright Anything

NT (Tom) Wright is one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars and the author of many academic and lay-level books on theology and the Christian life. This fortnightly podcast connects you to NT (Tom) Wright’s thoughts and theology by allowing you to ask questions.

Presented by Justin Brierley

#142 What did St Paul believe about justification, election and salvation?

3 Nov 2022
29:11

Tom Wright talks to Justin about his book Paul: A Biography and takes listener questions on ‘justification’, election and salvation and what three things he would ask Paul if he were alive today. From a show first broadcast in 2019.   • Sub.....

#141 How do I talk to Muslims about Christ? Is Jesus the only way?

27 Oct 2022
30:33

Tom answers questions on evangelism in a post-Christian world, returning to a message of repentance, whether we can know that Jesus is the only way to God, and how to talk about Jesus with a Muslim in a show first broadcast in 2019. And Tom gets hi.....

#140 Q&A on racial reconciliation and female leadership with Pastor Miles McPherson Pt 2

20 Oct 2022
26:09

Tom speaks on the role of the church in racial reconcliation in the USA and why he believes the Bible affirms the leadership roles of both men and women. This is the second part of Tom's on-stage interview with Pastor Miles McPherson, recorded at R.....

#139 Q&A on New Creation & Salvation with Pastor Miles McPherson Pt 1

13 Oct 2022
22:21

NT Wright was interviewed by Pastor Miles McPherson at Rock Church San Diego. They talk about Tom's work to redescribe the gospel in terms of new creation, and what that means for the concept of 'getting saved'. Recorded in 2019.   Used wit.....

#138 An evening with NT Wright at The Rock Church

6 Oct 2022
24:33

Recorded at The Rock Church, San Diego, Tom Wright challenges us to think like first-century Christians, to imagine Jesus and the early church within the history, culture, and religion of Second Temple Judaism and the Greco-Roman world. Recorded in.....

#137 Atheist asks: Was Jesus’ death just a ’bad weekend at human camp’?

29 Sep 2022
24:50

Tom Wright talks about his book The Day The Revolution Began and answers listener Qs on Penal Substitution, the Old Testament sacrificial system, Christ’s ‘descent to the dead’, and an atheist’s claim that Christ’s death was ‘just a bad weekend at .....

#136 Talking to kids about New Creation & responding to William Lane Craig

22 Sep 2022
27:20

Tom Wright answers listener questions on how to teach children about new creation, where our loved ones go after they die, and responds to a critique from William Lane Craig in a replay of an early edition of the show from 2018.    • Subscr.....

#135 My weekend with Queen Elizabeth II

15 Sep 2022
20:59

NT Wright shares his memories of preaching for the Queen while he was the Bishop of Durham. He reflects on her strong Christian faith and how the church can respond in faith and hope at this time of national mourning.   For the Unbelievable? sh.....

#134 Should we cancel Luther & Calvin?

8 Sep 2022
23:45

Should we value the theology of Luther and Calvin given the anti-semitism and killing they both endorsed? How do I convince my Lutheran friend that not all 'works' are bad? Is it a problem that the Lutheran baptistmal rite uses the disputed ending .....

#133 Is faith anti-intellectual?

1 Sep 2022
23:41

Is faith a valid way of knowing truth? Will we need faith in the new creation? Why is my church so anti-intellectual? Tom answers listener questions on faith, knowledge and reason. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod......

#132 Is the Bible anti-women? Does God hear the prayers of agnostics?

25 Aug 2022
18:41

Tom offers advice to a listener who is moving away from Christianity because she believes the Bible seems to treat women as second class citizens. Another is an agnostic who has been praying for the war in Ukraine. Will God hear my prayers if I'm n.....

#131 Help! I’m on the brink of atheism... Deconstruction and suffering

18 Aug 2022
21:20

Tom offers advice to two people struggling with their faith. One is having doubts during a period of deconstruction, the other can't get past the problem of suffering.   • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1.....

#130 Do I need to tithe? Church rules, covenants and leadership

11 Aug 2022
24:11

Should I always tithe 10% to my church? What do you think of signing church covenants? I don't agree with my church leadership on complementarianism, but I love the members - should I stay? Tom answers listener questions on church practise and rule.....

#129 Would God need to redeem aliens? Life beyond earth and the cosmos

4 Aug 2022
21:08

If the Universe is so big why did God choose to come to a small hill called Mount Zion? If there is sentient life beyond earth would it need redeeming too? Are the Nephilim evidence of aliens and UFOs? Tom answers questions on aliens and the cosmos.....

#128 Why did God make childbirth difficult? More questions about Eden and the Fall

28 Jul 2022
23:23

Were Adam and Eve's pre-fall bodies like the resurrected Jesus? Was marriage a post-fall accomodation? Why does Genesis say God made childbirth more difficult after the fall? NT Wright answers more questions on the Garden of Eden and the Creation s.....

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