NT Wright answers: Was Paul a false apostle?!

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🗓️ 16 February 2025

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In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird tackle the controversial question: Was Paul a false apostle? Some argue his message contradicts Jesus, but what does Scripture say? 💡 Key topics this week: Answering historical skepticism toward Paul Paul's apostolic authority, and how his gospel aligns with Jesus’ teachings Plus, Tom discusses Sola Scriptura’s evolution and the Church Fathers' engagement with Scripture and C.S. Lewis’ insights on reading old texts 📖 If you've ever wondered about Paul's authority, his role in early Christianity, or how to interpret Scripture faithfully, this episode is a must-listen! Got Questions for Tom? Go to: askntwright.com • Subscribe: https://pod.link/267142101 • Explore more: https://premierunbelievable.com • Join live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • Support the show: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ask NTWrite Anything is sponsored by Logos. Start going deeper in the Bible with a free trial at logos.com slash NT.
0:09.0	The Ask NTWrite Anything podcast.
0:13.0	Hello and welcome to the Ask Entryte Anything podcast. I'm Mike Bird from Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia.
0:20.0	And I'm of course joined with
0:21.9	Tom Wright from Oxford in England. Hello.
0:26.3	Well, Tom, it's great to be with you and to have our listeners.
0:29.9	And once more, we've got a couple of good questions this week, covering everything from patristic exegesis, the church fathers and the Bible,
0:41.0	and whether the apostle Paul was really an apostle. So let's go to our first question. This is from
0:47.7	Joshua Greve or perhaps Grever. I don't know. Apologies to Josh if I'm not pronouncing that
0:53.7	right, but he's
0:54.4	interested in biblical interpretation and the early church. And this is what he asks,
0:59.6	could you discuss the role and significance of the church fathers, you know, petristics, in
1:05.5	biblical exegesis? How might their perspectives complement or contrast with contemporary evangelical approaches, especially in relation to solar scriptura, versus a more orthodox or historical approach to scripture?
1:22.2	So, Tom, how do the church fathers stand up in the exegetical metrics compared to contemporary evangelical and scholarly interpreters?
1:33.2	Good question from Joshua.
1:34.7	Yes, great question.
1:35.9	Thanks, Joshua.
1:37.1	Though it gets a little complicated towards the end of your question because you talk about the contrast with contemporary evangelical approaches in relation
1:46.2	to solar scripture versus more orthodox or historical approach.
1:50.9	Now I'm not sure whether orthodox was a capital O there meaning as in Greek Orthodox or
1:56.2	Russian Orthodox or whether it just means in the great tradition of the Nicene Creed and the
2:02.1	Calcedonian definition, and then the historical approach, which many would see as actually
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