

Ask NT Wright Anything
Premier Unbelievable
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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Oct 24, 2026 • 29min
Manufacturing the Millennium, Assurance of Salvation & Could Sin Return in the New Creation?
Tom Wright, Anglican bishop and renowned New Testament scholar, explores how believers can know they belong to God’s family. He discusses whether sin could ever return in the new creation, drawing on Revelation’s vision of evil’s final defeat. He also considers how humble acts of mercy, justice, peacemaking, and faithfulness fit into God’s ultimate renewal of the world.

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Oct 18, 2026 • 37min
Can Christians serve in the Military? Was the Church of England Founded on a Scandal? | N.T. Wright
Tom Wright, British Anglican bishop and renowned New Testament scholar, explores whether Christians can serve in the military while pursuing peace and protecting the vulnerable. He discusses Romans 13, just war, conscience, and moral ambiguity. Wright also considers temple and marriage as pictures of new creation, then revisits Anglicanism’s origins through Tyndale, Frith, and the English Reformation before Henry VIII.

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Oct 11, 2026 • 37min
Is Christianity making a comeback? Ananias & Sapphira and church unity
Tom Wright, the British Anglican bishop and acclaimed New Testament scholar, explores whether Britain is seeing a quiet Christian revival. He examines the unsettling judgment of Ananias and Sapphira, the church’s holiness, and the risks of living in God’s presence. He also discusses Christian unity, ecumenical hopes, the decline of New Atheism, and why faith is fundamentally a team sport.

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Oct 5, 2026 • 42min
N.T. Wright on church councils, biblical righteousness and Jesus’ Ascension
Tom Wright, British Anglican bishop and renowned New Testament scholar, tackles three fascinating questions. He revisits the council of Acts 15 and the authority of creeds, explores biblical righteousness through Abraham, Phinehas, Tamar and Paul, and reimagines Jesus’ Ascension as the joining of heaven and earth. Scripture, church history and theology collide in a lively discussion.

Sep 28, 2026 • 34min
Is the Rapture really biblical? Apostles, prophets and sacraments
Tom Wright, Anglican bishop, New Testament scholar, and bestselling author, tackles the Rapture debate and the often-misread promise of 1 Thessalonians 4. He discusses Jesus’ return, resurrection, renewed creation, and how to navigate disagreements with loved ones. Wright also explores apostleship, prophecy, spiritual authority, and whether baptism and communion are best called sacraments or ordinances.

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Sep 21, 2026 • 45min
Why would God tell Israel to kill its enemies? The Book of Acts and the missing end of Mark's Gospel
N. T. Wright, Anglican bishop, theologian, and renowned New Testament scholar, explores three biblical puzzles. Why does Mark end so abruptly, and could its original beginning and conclusion be missing? What is Acts really about as the gospel journeys from Jerusalem to Rome? Wright also tackles the Old Testament’s troubling violence, Israel’s failures, divine judgment, and the story’s culmination in Jesus and the cross.

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Sep 14, 2026 • 41min
Should I feel guilty for not going into ministry? Baptism, calling and Adam & Eve
Tom Wright, British Anglican bishop and renowned New Testament scholar, explores new birth, baptism, and the Spirit through the Bible’s sweeping story of creation and renewal. He discusses whether ordinary careers can be genuine callings, how churches discern ministry, and why Paul focuses on Adam when describing humanity’s fall.

Sep 7, 2026 • 48min
Will God Burn up the Earth? Which Anglican Church is right for me, and does Genesis 1 leave room for the "gap theory"?
Which Anglican tradition best supports faithful Christian life? The discussion turns to Genesis 1 and the controversial “gap theory,” then explores 2 Peter’s imagery of fire, judgment, and the destiny of creation. Is the world headed for destruction, or transformation into a renewed creation?

Aug 31, 2026 • 36min
Are people basically 'good' or 'evil'? Who was the 'beloved' disciple? And is the Sermon on the Mount legalism?
Tom Wright, Anglican bishop, New Testament scholar, and acclaimed author, explores whether humanity is fundamentally good or sinful, and how people reflect God’s image despite brokenness. He investigates the mysterious identity of John’s “beloved disciple” and revisits the Sermon on the Mount, asking whether its demanding vision is legalism or a picture of kingdom life.

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Aug 24, 2026 • 41min
What if I desire other things more than God? Can I work in war and weaponry? Where did Pilate judge Jesus?
They wrestle with craving ordinary pleasures more than spiritual reading and reframe how prayer and secular joys can coexist. They discuss whether working in the defense industry raises moral limits and when conscience should guide career choices. They trace where Pilate likely judged Jesus and how public trials and eyewitness memory shaped the Gospel stories.


