N.T. Wright on church councils, biblical righteousness and Jesus’ Ascension
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N.T. Wright on church councils, biblical righteousness and Jesus’ Ascension

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 5, 202642 min
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  • Religion

Can Christians challenge the decisions of historic church councils? What did Paul mean by the “righteousness of God”? And what actually happened when Jesus ascended into heaven? Tom Wright joins Mike Bird to explore three major questions from listeners. Tom explains why the great Christian creeds remain important while insisting that Scripture, not any theological system, has primary authority. He then unpacks the rich biblical meaning of righteousness, from Abraham and Phinehas to Romans and 2 Corinthians, and explains why no single English translation captures everything the biblical words convey. Finally, Tom tackles the physical reality of Jesu...

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Hello and welcome to the Ask NT Right Anything podcast, the program where we try to answer your questions about Jesus, the Bible and the life of faith. I'm Mike Bird from Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia joined by Tom Wright from Oxford, but also the West of Scotland. Now Tom, I have to say, when it comes to this program, you have job security, because we can't do ask NT Wright anything without NT Wright.

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I'm kind of replaceable. You could find another God-fearing Australian to be your co-host, to be your wingman, but we can't really replace you, Tom. We can't replace you.

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And why would we want to? Why would we want to, Tom? You'll have to before too long. I'm getting very long in the tooth. Well, I think you got a few more podcasting and writing years left in you, Tom.

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