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Ask NT Wright Anything

#155 Making sense of Old Testament violence

Ask NT Wright Anything

Premier Unbelievable

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, History

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

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 2019. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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Hello there, great to have you with me, I'm Justin Briley, Head of Theology and Apologetics

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for Premiere Unbelievable.

1:04.4

Joined once again by Tom for more of your questions, well what we've actually been doing

1:08.3

in the last few episodes is digging out some great shows from early on in our archive,

1:13.2

but next week you'll hear some fresh Q&As I've been able to sit down and record with

1:17.9

Tom with your questions.

1:19.7

On this week's show, Tom responded to listener questions on US church leader Andy Stanley's

1:24.8

comments on unhitching Christianity from the Old Testament, also questions on the historicity

1:30.3

of the Exodus, and the way that Greg Boyd interprets violent portraits of God in his

1:35.6

book The Crucifixion of the Warrior God.

1:38.2

This show was first broadcast in 2019.

1:40.8

In fact, when the show aired, Andy Stanley got in touch in the end and we ended up recording

1:44.5

a separate show between him and one of his critics, Jeff Durbin, on how the Old Testament

1:49.0

relates to the New Testament.

1:51.0

You can still find that in the archives over at our unbelievable podcast from back in

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