#20 Israel, Christian Zionism and the return of Jesus

Ask NT Wright Anything

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History, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 27 August 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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How should Christians think about the place of Israel today? Do the Jewish people still have a distinct role in God’s purposes? The Bible says Jesus will return ‘soon’, so why hasn’t he?These and more listener questions get addressed by Tom Wright in this episode.For the newsletter, bonus content, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comFor a free video teaching course by Tom: www.ntwrightonline.org/askntwrightFor Unbelievable? Live in LA https://www.unbelievable.live/Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.0	Nty Anything Podcast. Hello and welcome I'm Justin Briley sitting down with Tom Wright once again to ask
0:59.9	him your questions. The show brought to you by Premier in partnership with
1:03.6	SBCK and Entire online and already episode 20 of the podcast believe it or not
1:09.5	will be approaching our first year anniversary this autumn.
1:13.0	Now today Tom's going to be tackling questions about the place of Israel and the return of Jesus.
1:18.0	Just another completely uncontroversial issue to get our teeth into today.
1:22.0	But if you'd like more episodes updates, want to ask a question... a Now we've got some exciting news Tom is moving yes this was announced just the other
1:35.9	week news came through that Tom has been appointed senior research fellow at
1:40.7	Whitcliffe Hall at the University of Oxford as he retires from his
1:43.9	position as research professor of New Testament and early Christianity at
1:48.3	St. Mary's College in St Andrew Scotland. So that's going to be very exciting.
1:52.0	It'll mean Tom's a little bit closer to home
1:54.4	when it comes to where we record these podcasts here in London at Premier Christian
1:58.3	Radio. But these were the words of Reverend Dr Michael Lloyd, Principal of Whitcliffe Hall on the announcement
2:04.6	of his taking up that position at Whitcliffe Hall.
2:07.6	He said, we're delighted that Tom will be joining us.
2:09.7	Whitcliffe aspires to be a center for the intellectual renewal of the church and through the
2:14.2	church of society. I can think of no one who's better able to help us make that
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