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Ask NT Wright Anything

#201 Interpreting Genesis, Adam and Eve, Suffering and the Fall (Classic)

Ask NT Wright Anything

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History, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

As we dive into the new year here's a replay from the podcast archives, where Tom Wright answer listener questions on how to interpret the early chapters of Genesis, what he believes about the nature of Adam and Eve, and whether suffering and death existed before the fall... Tom also pulls out the guitar once more for a Bob-Dylan x Genesis story song. For Tom’s free video course on The Lord’s Prayer http://ntwrightonline/askntwright Subscribe and Rate the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast on your podcast provider! • 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to this replay of Ask NT Write Anything, where we go back into the archives to bring you the best of the thought and theology of Tom Wright, answering questions submitted by you, the listener.

0:11.3

You can find more episodes as well as many more resources for exploring faith at premier unbelievable.com, and registering there will unlock access through the newsletter to updates, free bonus videos and

0:22.9

ebooks. That's premier unbelievable.com. And now for today's replay of Ask EntWrite Anything podcast.

0:46.2

Well, hello, once more. It's Justin Briley with you, Theology and Apologetics Editor for Premier.

0:53.9

The person who gets the pleasure of sitting down every so often with New Testament scholar and prolific author Tom Wright, to ask your questions here on the show, brought to you by Premier in partnership with SBCK and Entryte Online.

1:06.8

And today in episode 12, we're returning to the Old Testament with your questions to Tom on Genesis, Evolution, Adam and Eve and the Fall.

1:15.9

And Tom's going to be pulling out the guitar again for something special at the end of today's show.

1:19.9

So we stick around for that.

1:20.9

It's a song with lots of Genesis overtones and based on Bob Dylan's shelter from the storm.

1:26.4

Now, if you'd like more episodes, updates, the bonus video content,

1:29.4

or indeed want to ask a question yourself for a future program,

1:32.6

do please register at askn'tyright.com.

1:36.1

And a congratulations to all the winners of the Bible for everyone.

1:39.2

That was a competition we were running through to the end of March.

1:41.9

Signed copies of that book on their way to the winners, including Barry in London, who was delighted when I told him he was getting hold of a copy.

1:49.0

Do get yourself subscribed, though, to the newsletter so that you're automatically entered into any future prize draws on the podcast.

1:56.0

Again, it's askn'tyright.com to do that.

1:59.6

Right, time to get into today's questions.

2:07.9

Welcome back to the show.

2:09.8

It's the Ask Antiet Anything podcast with me, Justin Briley, and Tom Wright.

2:14.5

We're back again with our Jaffa cakes and our fruit and our cups of tea. It's got to that point in the day where we're on to the tea. And that's a rather good thing because we're going to be tackling a big old subject. Genesis, evolution, Admonieve, the fall. These are the questions that I've brought together for today's podcast, Tom.

2:40.6

Of course, in a previous podcast, you played for us, that song you composed with Francis Collins,

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