The death of Judas, Biblical Inerrancy and how to avoid being too "heavenly minded"?

Ask NT Wright Anything

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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How did Judas really die, by hanging or by falling and bursting open? Does the Bible contain contradictions? And what does it really mean to “set your mind on things above”?In this episode of Ask N.T. Wright Anything, Tom Wright, and Mike Bird tackle three challenging questions: Reconciling Matthew and Acts on the death of Judas Whether “biblical inerrancy” is the best way to speak about Scripture’s authority How to read Colossians 3 without falling into a heaven-good, earth-bad mindset Tom explores what biblical authority actually means, why “inerrancy” can sometimes miss the point, and how the New Testament vision is not escape from earth — but heaven and earth coming together in new creation.Support & Subscribe👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡❓Got a question for Tom? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠askntwright.com⁠⁠⁠👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber → They can get 10% off by clicking hereFollow usInstagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievableFacebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievableTik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievableX: https://x.com/UnbelievableFE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.9	Well, hello and welcome to another episode of Ask Into Write Anything, the program where we try to answer your questions about Jesus,
0:39.3	the Bible and the life of faith.
0:41.7	I'm Mike Bird from Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia, and I'm here with my good friend
0:46.3	and colleague.
0:47.4	Tom Wright from Whitcliffe Hall in Oxford.
0:50.8	Yeah, Tom, the good thing about this show is we literally cannot do it without you because
0:54.8	there's no, there's no, you know, ask anti-write anything if there's no entity right.
1:00.2	You know, we can't simply go ask some guy called Bob, I met on the train, anything.
1:06.9	I mean, that, that's a program that's not going to sell.
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