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Ask NT Wright Anything

#74 Confused by parables

Ask NT Wright Anything

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, History

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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What's with the persistent neighbour? What lesson should we take from the shrewd manager? Is the story of Lazarus and the rich man a lesson about hell? NT Wright answers these and other listener questions on the parables of Jesus· Support the show – give from the USA or Rest of the world· For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com· Exclusive podcast offers on Tom’s books and videos from SPCK & NT Wright Online· Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via your preferred podcast platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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edition of the podcast where we bring you the Thornton's Theology of Tom Wright in partnership

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with SBCK and NT Wright online. It's great to have you with us and it's always lovely

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to receive encouraging reviews of the program. Here's what Wendy said on our Adam and Eve

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episode from earlier in the year when Tom talked about Genesis and the way he understands

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the Adam and Eve story, both spiritually and biologically as it were. Wendy said, Fabulous

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thank you so helpful to hear Tom's thoughts on Genesis. He does refer to it and to Adam and Eve

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in a lot of his teaching and I've often struggled with how to connect his detailed historical

1:40.0

work with the Genesis story. I worry so much that the Genesis story is often the first

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put off from Christianity that non-believers encounter and thus won't allow themselves to

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explore further. I'm glad it has enabled you to think through that and helped you I suppose

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in presenting Christianity to others Wendy. Great to have your review of the podcast. Don't

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forget you can rate and review the show wherever you're listening from. It helps others to

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discover the show as well and you can find out more about the program at our website

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askentiright.com where you can sign up to ask a question yourself, get our regular newsletter

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and of course being with a chance to win goodies as well. So do make sure that you're signed

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