Ask NT Wright Anything

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The weekly podcast that connects you to NT (Tom) Wright’s thought and theology by allowing you to ask the questions. Produced by Premier Unbelievable and hosted by Mike Bird. Want more from Tom and Mike? Subscribe for bonus episodes at https://askntwright.supportingcast.fm.

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  1. 12 hr ago

    Why would God tell Israel to kill its enemies? The Book of Acts and the missing end of Mark's Gospel 

    How can the God revealed in Jesus command acts of violence in the Old Testament? And what should Christians do with some of the Bible’s most troubling passages?Tom Wright and Mike Bird tackle three major biblical puzzles in today's episode. First, why does Mark’s Gospel appear to end so abruptly, with the women fleeing the empty tomb in fear? Tom explains why he believes Mark’s original ending — and perhaps even its original beginning — may have been lost.Then, what is the book of Acts actually for? Is it simply a history of the early church or a manual for mission and church planting? Tom argues that its real hero is the gospel itself, as the message of Jesus travels from Jerusalem all the way to Rome.Finally, they confront violence in the Old Testament. Tom considers divine judgment, Israel’s own failures and why these disturbing stories ultimately have to be read within the larger biblical story that reaches its climax in Jesus and the cross.Support & Subscribe👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡❓Got a question for Tom? Go to askntwright.com👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber → They can get 10% off by clicking hereFollow usInstagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievableFacebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievableTik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievableX: https://x.com/UnbelievableFE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  2. 4 days ago ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Make the Ascension Great Again? Christ the King, Politics, and the Power of Worship

    In this bonus episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird take a deep dive into the modern Feast of Christ the King. Originally instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 to confront rising secularism, fascism, and communism, this relatively new festival was later moved to the final Sunday before Advent and widely adopted by other traditions. Tom argues that the true biblical feast of Christ’s kingship is actually Ascension Day, when Jesus is enthroned as Lord of heaven and earth—and that shifting our focus to a “Christ the King Sunday” at the end of the church year subtly implies Jesus only becomes king at the end of history. Along the way, they explore how misunderstandings of Christ’s present reign leave a dangerous vacuum in our political imagination, opening the door to authoritarian leaders, Christian nationalism, and the deification of the state. They also reflect on “No Kings” protests, the presidency as quasi-monarchy, and why reclaiming the Ascension might be the most radical political act of Christian worship today. Support & Subscribe 👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡 ❓Got a question for Tom? Go to askntwright.com 👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber → They can get 10% off by clicking here Follow us Instagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievable Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievable Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievable X: Premier Unbelievable? (@UnbelievableFE)

    Make the Ascension Great Again? Christ the King, Politics, and the Power of Worship

  3. 14 Sept

    Should I feel guilty for not going into ministry? Baptism, calling and Adam & Eve

    What does Jesus mean when he says we must be “born of water and Spirit”? Should Christians feel guilty if they pursue an ordinary career rather than full-time ministry? And why does Paul seem to blame Adam rather than Eve for the entrance of sin?In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird begin with John 3 and the relationship between baptism, the Holy Spirit and new birth. Tom places Jesus’ words within the wider biblical story of creation, Exodus and the renewal of God’s people. Support & Subscribe👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡❓Got a question for Tom? Go to askntwright.com👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber → They can get 10% off by clicking hereFollow usInstagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievableFacebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievableTik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievableX: https://x.com/UnbelievableFE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  4. 9 Sept ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Have Christians misunderstood salvation?

    Is Christian salvation really about escaping this world and going to heaven when we die? Tom Wright and Michael Bird explore how the Bible’s story of salvation stretches from the Old Testament through Jesus, the resurrection and the life of the Church. Tom explains why first-century Jewish hopes were focused not on leaving creation behind, but on God acting to rescue, renew and restore his world. Drawing from Tom Wright's latest book God's Homecoming https://amzn.to/4q0ae2i they discuss the influence of Greek philosophy on Western Christianity, why many believers struggle to connect the Old and New Testaments, and how Jesus transforms ideas of temple, land, Sabbath and the people of God. What changes when salvation is understood as God’s homecoming rather than humanity’s escape? Support & Subscribe 👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡 ❓Got a question for Tom? Go to askntwright.com 👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber → They can get 10% off by clicking here Follow us Instagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievable Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievable Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievable X: Premier Unbelievable? (@UnbelievableFE)

    Have Christians misunderstood salvation?

  5. 7 Sept

    Will God Burn up the Earth? Which Anglican Church is right for me, and does Genesis 1 leave room for the "gap theory"?

    Tom Wright and Mike Bird tackle three big questions: Which Anglican tradition is most faithful? Does Genesis 1 leave room for the “gap theory”? And does 2 Peter really teach that the earth will be destroyed by fire?They explore church tradition and biblical faithfulness, creation and Genesis, and whether the Christian hope is the destruction or renewal of the world.You may also like: What happens at the End of the Age? https://www.premierunbelievable.com/ask-nt-wright-anything/what-happens-at-the-end-of-the-age/20167.article What’s the fine print on the Second Coming…https://www.premierunbelievable.com/ask-nt-wright-anything/whats-the-fine-print-on-the-second-coming-the-transfiguration-and-michael-heisers-unseen-realm/21128.article Should I use the word ‘heaven’? Will we know everything in the new creation? https://www.premierunbelievable.com/ask-nt-wright-anything/ask-nt-wright-anything-145-should-i-use-the-word-heaven-will-we-know-everything-in-the-new-creation/14366.article Support & Subscribe👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡❓Got a question for Tom? Go to askntwright.com👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber → They can get 10% off by clicking hereFollow usInstagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievableFacebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievableTik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievableX: Premier Unbelievable? (@UnbelievableFE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  6. 2 Sept ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Are Christians a ‘third race’? Jews, Gentiles and the Church

    Are Christians a “third race” - a new people distinct from both Jews and Gentiles? Mike Bird puts the provocative idea to Tom Wright, tracing it from Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians to the earliest Christian writers. Tom explains why “race” is a dangerous and misleading term today, but argues that Paul really does see something radically new emerging through Jesus: a people rooted in Israel’s story, yet opened to every nation through the Messiah. This is not replacement theology, Wright insists, but “not supersession, but enlargement.” So what does this mean for Christians now? Tom turns to church unity, arguing that divisions of ethnicity, culture and denomination can obscure one of Christianity’s most startling claims: the Church is meant to embody a new, transcultural way of being human. Support & Subscribe 👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡 ❓Got a question for Tom? Go to askntwright.com 👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber → They can get 10% off by clicking here Follow us Instagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievable Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievable Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievable X: Premier Unbelievable? (@UnbelievableFE)

    Are Christians a ‘third race’? Jews, Gentiles and the Church

  7. 31 Aug

    Are people basically 'good' or 'evil'? Who was the 'beloved' disciple? And is the Sermon on the Mount legalism?

    Are people basically good, or fundamentally sinful? Did Jesus teach salvation by works in the Sermon on the Mount? In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird explore what the Bible really says about human nature, arguing that our primary identity is not simply "good" or "bad" but people created for God's vocation. They also examine one of the New Testament's enduring mysteries, the identity of the "beloved disciple" in John's Gospel, and ask whether we can know who he really was. Finally, Tom tackles a common misunderstanding of the Sermon on the Mount, explaining why Jesus' teaching is not legalism but a vision of what life looks like when God's kingdom breaks into the world.Support & Subscribe👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡❓Got a question for Tom? Go to askntwright.com👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber → They can get 10% off by clicking hereFollow usInstagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievableFacebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievableTik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievableX: https://x.com/UnbelievableFE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  8. 26 Aug ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Tom Wright on the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts and new creation

    What is the Holy Spirit actually for? In this bonus episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird challenge two common assumptions: that the Spirit is simply a consolation while Christians wait for Jesus to return, or primarily a source of extraordinary spiritual experiences and gifts. Drawing on Romans 8, Acts 2 and Ephesians, Tom explains how the Spirit fits into God’s much bigger purpose of new creation. The Church, filled with God’s Spirit, is called to become a sign in the present of what God ultimately intends for the whole world. Tom and Mike explore Pentecost, spiritual gifts, mission, the Kingdom of God and why being “filled with the Spirit” is about much more than individual experience. What might this mean for the Church today? Support & Subscribe 👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡 ❓Got a question for Tom? Go to askntwright.com 👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber → They can get 10% off by clicking here Follow us Instagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievable Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievable Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievable X: Premier Unbelievable? (@UnbelievableFE)

    Tom Wright on the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts and new creation
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The weekly podcast that connects you to NT (Tom) Wright’s thought and theology by allowing you to ask the questions. Produced by Premier Unbelievable and hosted by Mike Bird. Want more from Tom and Mike? Subscribe for bonus episodes at https://askntwright.supportingcast.fm.

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