Heartfelt questions deserve thoughtful answers. Tom Wright connects the head and heart. Welcome to the weekly Ask NT Wright Anything podcast

What happened when Jesus was on the cross? How does the death of Jesus commend the true love of God? And did Jesus descend into hell before coming back to life again? In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom answers listener's questions on Penal Substitution, the Old Testament sacrificial system, Christ’s ‘descent to the dead’, and an atheist’s claim that Christ’s death was ‘just a bad weekend at human camp.’

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Tom explains 'Penal Substitution' and the meaning of Jesus' death
05:28 - The peril of moralising what it means to be human
07:21 - Why did Jesus go to the Cross for our sins?
10:14 - How do all the Old Testament sacrifices relate to New Testament Theology?
12:56 - The point of the Biblical Story
14:43 - If Jesus rose again, was his death really a sacrifice?
18:43 - Did Jesus go to hell after he died on the cross?

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Ask NT Wright Anything Podcast
The show that connects you to NT (Tom) Wright’s thoughts and theology through your questions. Produced by Premier Unbelievable in partnership with SPCK and NTWrightOnline.

About NT (Tom) Wright: Tom Wright is one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars and the author of numerous books including Surprised by Hope, The Day The Revolution Began, Paul: A Biography and most recently Jesus and the Powers. He will be on the Unbelievable show talking about this very soon. Tom Wright is senior research fellow at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford. Wright is ordained in the Church of England and, among other roles, served as Bishop of Durham between 2003 – 2010. He is much in demand as a lecturer around the world and the author for the bestselling For Everyone commentary series and the New Testament For Everyone Bible translation.

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