Listener Question: N.T. Wright on the Parable of the Talents

The Russell Moore Show

Christianity Today, Russell Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

N.T. Wright joins Russell and Leslie to field a listener's question about the parable of the talents told in Luke 19, and why it’s not all that it seems. Watch the video of this episode on YouTube here. Submit your own question for the show! Email [email protected] — and remember: attach a voice memo! Keep up with Russell: Sign up for the weekly newsletter where Russell shares thoughtful takes on big questions, offers a Christian perspective on life, and recommends books and music he's enjoying. Subscribe to the Christianity Today Magazine: Special offer for listeners of The Russell Moore Show: Click here for 25% off a subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This paid message is from the 2025 holiday gift guide for book lovers from CT Creative Studio.
0:08.3	At Christianity Today, we believe in the miraculous magic of books.
0:13.4	This Christmas, we invite you to share the magic of reading with a book that's perfect for each person on your gift list.
0:21.0	Visit Christmas gift buying guide.com to browse our books.
0:28.3	You're listening to The Russell Moore Show, where we look for signposts in a strange time
0:33.0	by standing fast to what really matters.
0:36.5	Kingdom over culture wars, truth over tribalism,
0:39.9	pilgrimage over partisanship, sanity over cynicism, witness over winning, and Christ over everything.
0:46.5	Today we have a listener question as we seek to do just that.
0:55.5	Hey, listener, welcome back to the show.
0:57.6	This is producer Leslie, and Russell is here.
1:00.2	Hi, Russell.
1:01.0	Hello.
1:01.8	You are back at the classroom these days, teaching just once a week, right?
1:06.3	Yes.
1:07.1	Well, it's especially fitting that we've got who we've got with us today.
1:11.2	You know, there are times when we get listener questions, which, if you're listening,
1:14.8	you can send your own questions to questions at russellmore.com, include a voice memo.
1:20.2	Sometimes we get these questions that are perfectly suited for one of our guests.
1:24.0	So we'll have them, the guest, answer these questions.
1:29.7	And we have a New Testament question. And, you know, Russell, the perfect person to answer a New Testament question,
1:35.1	or really any question at all, is Professor N.T. Wright. Who has his own podcast called Ask
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 27 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Christianity Today, Russell Moore, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Christianity Today, Russell Moore and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.