#171 Tom answers Personal Qs on favourite preachers, authors and his own faith (replay)

#129 Would God need to redeem aliens? Life beyond earth and the cosmos: 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! ... by Ask NT Wright Anything

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#117 I can’t shake my sinful addiction: Tom answers pastoral question from listeners about how to develop spiritual disciplines, escaping the cycle of besetting sin, and how to respond to homeless people with substance addiction and mental health problems. • For Conference & live events:... by Ask NT Wright Anything

27 min listen

#124 - Medieval questions and the subject of Galatians: Medieval Questions and the subject of Galatians. A bonus edition of the podcast featuring Tom teaching on his new video course on Galatians. Get an exclusive listener discount on the course: https://www.ntwrightonline.org/askntwright • More sho... by Ask NT Wright Anything

22 min listen

#131 Help! I’m on the brink of atheism... Deconstruction and suffering: 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/14416... by Ask NT Wright Anything

21 min listen

#120 New Testament Q&A: Pharisees, contradictions & oral tradition: Tom answers listener questions on the New Testament. Were the Pharisees all bad? How do we reconcile the different Gospel endings about where the disciples stayed after the resurrection? Is the oral tradition, before the Gospels were written down, reli... by Ask NT Wright Anything

28 min listen

#123 How St. Paul changed the world Pt 2 - Tom Holland & NT Wright: NT Wright and popular historian Tom Holland continue their discussion about the way the writings and theology of St Paul changed the modern world. Watch the conversation between Tom Holland and NT Wright: https://youtu.be/nlf_ULB26cU For Mikhai... by Ask NT Wright Anything

30 min listen

#149 Can we trust the Christmas story? Responding to Bart Ehrman: Tom Wright talks to Justin about Christmas and the birth narratives, and answers listener questions on the reliability of the gospels, Bart Ehrman on textual transmission, the dating of the gospels, and whether The Ascension happened as described. ... by Ask NT Wright Anything

28 min listen

#127 How do I reconcile Evolution, the Fall and Original Sin?: If evolution is true then physical death existed before the Fall - how do we reconcile that with scripture? How do we reconcile evolution with the concept of a first man and woman and original sin? Did the Fall also affect the rest of the universe? ... by Ask NT Wright Anything

27 min listen

#121 Making sense of The Trinity: Ahead of Trinity Sunday, Tom answers questions about the Trinity: How do I explain the Trinity without accidental heresy? is there a hierarchy in the Trinity? Can you explain Jesus' prayer for intimacy with the Father and the Spirit in John 17? • M... by Ask NT Wright Anything

25 min listen

#125 - Situation, Theology, and Hermeneutics in Galatians: Situation, Theology, and Hermeneutics in Galatians. Another bonus edition of the podcast featuring Tom teaching on his new video course on Galatians. Get an exclusive listener discount on the course: https://www.ntwrightonline.org/askntwright •... by Ask NT Wright Anything

19 min listen

#119 Old Testament Q&A: Noah, Moses and where to start: Tom answers questions on the Old Testament - Where should a new Christian start? Did events like Noahs flood and Jonah and the whale really happen? Why did God attempt to kill Moses in Exodus 4? • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premie... by Ask NT Wright Anything

23 min listen

#194 Icons, praying to saints & dividing over sexuality (Replay) by Ask NT Wright Anything

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#147 Catholics have questions: Catholic listeners have sent in some questions for Tom, including: Will the elusive dream of Catholic and Anglican unity ever be possible? I'm reconsidering my conversion to Catholicism... should I take my 6 year old daughter out of the church? Jus... by Ask NT Wright Anything

23 min listen

#133 Is faith anti-intellectual?: 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.link... by Ask NT Wright Anything

24 min listen

#118 Mental health: Am I failing God by taking medication?: Does taking anti-depressant medication mean I'm failing to trust God? I was told to read the Bible to cure my eating disorder - how do we educate the church? How do I reconcile the Biblical command 'do not be anxious' with chronic anxiety? Tom answers ... by Ask NT Wright Anything

19 min listen

#130 Do I need to tithe? Church rules, covenants and leadership: 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 rules. ... by Ask NT Wright Anything

24 min listen

#144 Why is John’s Gospel so different? What did Paul know about Jesus?: Tom Wright and Justin Brierley are back with a fresh batch of listener questions on the gospels this week including: How do I reconcile John's portrayal of Jesus with the other gospels? Are the timings of the crucifixion accounts in conflict? And w... by Ask NT Wright Anything

23 min listen

#146 Can a Christian vote for Biden? Can faith be disentangled from left vs right politics?: Tom is joined by Texan Bible scholar Justin Bass as they respond to questions from US listeners about right wing politics and faith. Where does patriotism fit with Christian worship? What do I say to family members who say I can't be a Christian an... by Ask NT Wright Anything

31 min listen

#126 - From the slums of Kenya to new life - NT Wright meets Jey Mbiro: Justin and NT Wright speak to Jey Mbiro a Kenyan Christian who grew up as a street kid in the slums of Nairobi and was imprisoned aged just 9. They talk about poverty, the church in East Africa and Jey's own story of transformation thanks to Compassion... by Ask NT Wright Anything

39 min listen

#155 Making sense of Old Testament violence: Tom responds to listener Qs on Andy Stanley ‘unhitching’ Christianity from the Old Testament, the historicity of the Exodus, and the way that Greg Boyd interprets violent portraits of God in ‘The Crucifixion Of The Warrior God’. First broadcast in ... by Ask NT Wright Anything

28 min listen

#139 Q&A on New Creation & Salvation with Pastor Miles McPherson Pt 1: 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 with pe... by Ask NT Wright Anything

22 min listen

#136 Talking to kids about New Creation & responding to William Lane Craig: 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. • Subscribe ... by Ask NT Wright Anything

27 min listen

#128 Why did God make childbirth difficult? More questions about Eden and the Fall: 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 story... by Ask NT Wright Anything

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#122 Tom Holland & NT Wright talk about Paul: Who was Paul? What difference did he make to the world? What do we know about his conversion? Justin sat down with NT Wright and popular historian Tom Holland to talk about NT Wright's then-recently published book Paul: A Biography in a conversation th... by Ask NT Wright Anything

34 min listen

#135 My weekend with Queen Elizabeth II: 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? show f... by Ask NT Wright Anything

21 min listen

#162 Questions on sexuality and LGBT: In this replay podcast from 2019 Tom answered listener questions on how to have better conversations on sexuality in the church, co-habitation, whether the New Testament understanding of homosexuality was different to today and his thoughts on Tran... by Ask NT Wright Anything

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#156 Have you ever struggled with your own faith Tom?: Listeners want to know about Tom - Who are his favourite authors? If he could have dinner with anyone from the 20th Century who would it be? Why is he an Anglican? Has he ever struggled with his own faith? First broadcast in 2019. • Subs... by Ask NT Wright Anything

27 min listen

#138 An evening with NT Wright at The Rock Church: 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 Nov... by Ask NT Wright Anything

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#178 Bible Translations and Controversies (Replay) by Ask NT Wright Anything

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#152 - Can women lead in church? Why does 1 Timothy tell women to ’be silent’?: Tom answers questions on what the New Testament says about the role of women in church leadership. Does 1 Tim 2:13-15 forbid women from preaching? What does he make of complementarian vs egalitarian theology? How does he treat passages such as Ephe... by Ask NT Wright Anything

28 min listen

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