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Ask NT Wright Anything

#157 Making sense of Adam, Eve and the Genesis creation story

Ask NT Wright Anything

Premier Unbelievable

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, History

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Tom Wright joins Justin to answer listener questions on how to interpret the early chapters of Genesis, what he believes about the nature of Adam and Eve, whether suffering and death existed before the fall and much more… He also pulls out the guitar once more for a Genesis-themed song. First broadcast in 2019. Tom's recommended resources mentioned in this show: John Walton: 'The Lost World of Genesis One' Gregory K Beale: 'The Temple and the Church's Mission' Jon D Levenson: 'Creation and the Persistence of Evil' • 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 and welcome back to the show where we bring you the Thornton theology of Antiright,

1:02.9

aka Tom Wright.

1:04.6

Show brought to you in partnership as ever with SBCK and Antiright Online, I'm Justin

1:09.0

Bryley, head of Premier Unbelievably, and today listen a question on how to interpret

1:13.8

the early chapters of Genesis, what Tom believes about the nature of Adam and Eve, whether

1:18.5

suffering and death existed before the fall, and much more.

1:22.2

Plus, Tom will be pulling out the guitar once more for a Genesis themed song if you listen

1:27.0

Wright to the end of today's show.

1:28.8

This was first broadcast in 2019, but we're bringing you some fresh answers to your questions

1:33.5

very soon.

1:34.5

Thanks to A Dragon, who got in touch to say the only bad thing about this podcast is that

1:39.2

I can't yet listen to more episodes, Tom and Justin have had such a large impact on my

1:43.5

own theological shifts in recent years, wonderful to have a place where hard theological

1:47.8

questions can be discussed and presented in such an accessible, thoughtful way.

1:52.1

Can't wait to hear more, thank you both.

1:54.6

Glad we've been helpful for you, do leave us a rating and a review, wherever you listen

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