Resurrection, judgment, and salvation— NT Wright and Mike Bird break it down

Ask NT Wright Anything

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🗓️ 8 March 2025

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Tom and Mike tackle deep theological questions about resurrection, faith, works, and biblical interpretation, in today's episode of Ask NT Wright Anything. Does Psalm 16 really point to resurrection? Tom unpacks its complex layers of meaning and how first-century Jews understood scripture. We also tackle the thorny question of faith vs. works—what does the New Testament actually teach? Are faith and works interconnected? These questions and more in today's episode! Got Questions for Tom? Go to: askntwright.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ask NT Write Anything is sponsored by Logos. Start going deeper in the Bible with a free trial at
0:06.2	logos.com slash NT. Well, hello and welcome to another episode of the Ask Anteerite Anything
0:13.4	podcast. I'm your co-host, Mike Bird from Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia, and I'm joined by
0:19.3	and I'm Tom Wright from Oxford in England.
0:22.6	And we're going to try and answer your questions about the Bible, faith, and the Christian life.
0:30.0	First up, we have a question from David Frampton.
0:35.1	This is what David asked, and David's in Southampton. He says, for a modern reader,
0:40.4	the argument of Peter in Acts 2, quoting Psalm 16, you know, as evidence that the Psalm has
0:47.0	spoken advance about Jesus rising from the dead, doesn't seem remotely convincing.
0:52.3	Although the Psalm speaks of God's deliverance, it's talking about
0:55.3	God rescuing from dying rather than beyond it. This is worrying because Peter would have received
1:01.7	this kind of understanding from Jesus, such as you know the Amaya story. And Jesus is said to,
1:06.5	on several occasions have taught his disciples that he must die and rise on the third day.
1:12.7	How do you deal with this issue?
1:15.1	Tom, you've recently done a commentary on the Book of Acts.
1:18.7	It's a cracking good read, and you would have done that great sermon that Peter delivers on the day of Pentecost,
1:25.6	where he quotes Psalm 16 about God would not allow
1:28.9	David to stay in the pit but brought him back from life.
1:34.6	You know, when it comes to the apostles, when it comes to interpreting the Bible,
1:39.2	should we believe them but not imitate them?
1:41.7	Should we not interpret the Old Testament the way the apostles did?
1:45.1	I mean, if you're a professor, would you fail Peter on an exegesis class of the Old Testament?
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