"Believing, Belonging & Behaving" I know you just said it but I'm making it mine now. Concise, correct and simply put. A message right for the church today. Every time the church is spoken of it is with "living" things. Even Peter calls us "living stones" being built up into a spiritual house. (1 Peter 2). Believing, belonging and behaving isn't an either or, but a both and. Sadly many treat Christianity as an intellectual pursuit which never changes them to become all that God know they can become and it leads to a failure to interact with our incredibly personal God. Looking forward to this new series. Bravo! Simple, but a masterpiece.
I think the first disciples belonged, believed and their behaviour changed as the spent time with Jesus. The elements are the same but the mix of first two shape our behaviour.
@@grahamwroberts707 You must be seeing a lot of changes to the disciples that I'm not seeing. Thanks for adding to the conversation. All three of these represent what a "Christian" is regardless of what order one wants to put them in. My behavior is shaped, not by my belonging, but by Scripture and my relationship with Christ....believing that what He tells me in Scripture is for my good and the good of others....that He who has all wisdom knows better than me in how I should live my life.
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Hi Tom. Many thanks for this and all your other videos, which I am finding invaluable as I have newly come into my faith. Best Wishes from West Sussex.
@@NTWrightOnline Hi NT Wright Team. It wasn't any other specific videos within this channel, (as far as I'm aware on writing this), but from various other lectures and presentations that Tom has given and that came up within my RUclips feed, plus my own searches within RUclips for answers to particular questions. Tom’s presentations were always at the top of the search results which I then viewed. To not very briefly put this into context. Tom’s words and teachings finally opened the door into my faith. The invitation was always there from Christ of course, but Tom helped guide me to the right door as it were, rather clumsy language on my part, but that is the gist of my thoughts. To expand. 1. I needed more proof about Jesus, his teaching, life death and resurrection. Fundamental to me finally accepting that truth was learning that Tom was an ancient historian. This was very important to me as I believed that even beyond his own faith, Tom had spent his life, both consciously and unconsciously searching for verifiable facts (in so far as historical fact can be verified.) With every one of Tom’s presentations I always get the impression that this search for truth was front and centre, even when you take out his own Christian faith. It is rather presumptuous of me to say so, but I think this is more important to Tom than anything else. It was very important to me that he was not trying to shoe horn facts to justify Christian faith. The very opposite was happening. The more facts he discovered, the more it confirmed truth, and most importantly the essence, the kernel of Christ’s teachings. This is what my heart told me and continues to tell me. 2. I have always been very suspicious of the Bible, especially the old testament. Divine it might be, but it is still written by people and people are vulnerable to manipulation and exageration. A note of caution. Again, what do I find on liseting to Tom's teaching. Tom digging down, through the layers of translation, interpretation and comparison to once again find the truth, not only the factual truth, but most importantly the spiritual truth. What I learned from Tom along with the certain personal events and my own soul searching dramatically combined. There was no other answer, there was no getting away from it. For the first time in my life I properly prayed. Not a throw away ‘Ok God what’s this all about then?’ I opened my heart, fully and truthfully I opened up my whole self completely. The result was dramatic and very emotional. I knew right through to my core and with absolute certainty that I was forgiven for my sins, that Christ died on the cross and rose again and that I belonged to him. Kindness to others acknowledging Jesus, embracing him and turning away from sin. It really isn’t that hard at all. You just need to see the truth in your heart and take action and everything else is given to you. It really is that simple. To conclude. Tom has a sober, quiet, considered approach to historical, biblical and spiritual truth and I consider him my mentor as it were, even though we have never met. I know what he teaches is truth. The truth speaks for itself and open hearted prayer confirms it. I will continue to watch his videos and read his books. His selfless work has and will continue to enrich and strengthen my own faith and belief in Christ. Many, many thanks. Apologies for the long answer and I hope it is useful. With very best wishes - Ian.
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Hallelujah! Glory to God. “A way of life”. Thank you explaining and breaking down this in simple terms. I love the fact that you mentioned “born again”, Apostle Paul and Nicodemus who were both encapsulated in Judiasm prior had to come face to face with the understanding of how The Holy Spirit Transforms and Translates us.
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I am confused. I thought that to be a Christian a person had to give intellectual ascent to certain doctrines such as the virgin birth, the resurrection of Jesus, the death of Jesus being the only sacrifice acceptable of God to forgive our sins, etc. Please explain. Thank you.
To become a Christian, one has to (as Jesus explained in John 3) become born again. It requires a spiritual transformation. Certainly, what you said about assenting to certain truths about Jesus’ work on our behalf, like being crucified for our sins and resurrecting from the dead is part of that transformation process. But key to this is the volitional choice to give one’s self and one’s life to the Person of Jesus Himself. In the process of surrendering our will to His, the Holy Spirit becomes activated in us and a spiritual transaction occurs whereby we become children of God. The term “grace” is operational here in that this “transaction” is totally an act of unmerited favor by God on our behalf - meaning there is no way that we can take credit for any of it. Our part is simply the surrendering of our lives to His.
Good day and thank you Bishop Wright. You did mention that being a Christian is not a matter of merely having an intellectual assent to all the "right doctrine" But "a finding oneself addressed by God, transformed by God, drawn into the life and ongoing processes of God." Please what do those mean practically and besides behavior/a lifestyle that ensues from that which you addressed in the final "b" : behaving, where is the manifestation of the likes of Jesus words in Mark 16:16, 18 NIV [16] Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. [18] they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” I know some say those are not Jesus' real words or so but nonetheless that 1st century church had some supernatural stuff showing up among them. Thank you and looking forward to your response
"For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise." Galatians 3:26-29
Jesus himself, arguably the greatest ‘historian’ ever 😢referred to the geographical area as Israel even though he lived his earthly life under Roman rule . I will definitely defer to the Messiah’s use of the term Israel . I think most especially now with rampant antisemitism being in vogue it is important to acknowledge ‘what saith the scripture’.
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I found it very helpful to summarize this crucial question in just three terms: BELONGING; BELIEF; BEHAVIOR There are a lot of obviously false and overcomplicated teachings on this topic, and the simplicity of the message conveyed in this video really speaks to me! @@NTWrightOnline
I have lately thought or felt that I should not call 'myself' a christian - let others do that. they were called 'christians' by others, not themselves. A follower of Jesus, in the Way, was living according to Jesus' way of life. I must start with Mat. 5 - 7 and the rest of course, but starting there because that is where He started.
@ I meet so many young or ‘renewed’ Christians who are uncertain about their progress in the faith because they don’t know a Christian’s purpose. This video explains it so well. I watch every NT Wright video I can find.
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Did Jesus or any of the Apostles refer to the land of Israel as Palestina? Did they view themselves as colonizers now being colonized by the Romans? Just curious since in all the law and the prophets, in the Psalms and the New Testament including the important references to a new heaven and a new earth we conspicuously do not read reference to a Palestina, Palestinians, or Palestine.. we know of course the Romans used that name for Israel. Tom isn’t the only academic to reference Israel proper as Palestine . I just wonder what the rational is. It sounds foreign to all of sacred scripture.
Thank you, Robert, for your reflections and questions. Tom is semi-retired and doesn't personally monitor this channel, but our team can give some broad strokes. Tom is using a term which is common among historians to point to the time and context of Jesus. The area was known in different times by different names like Canaan, the land of Israel, Judah, the northern kingdom of Israel, and the southern kingdom of Judah. The northern kingdom of Israel was destroyed by Assyria and ceased to be a sovereign nation in 722 BC. The southern kingdom of Judah was taken into exile by Babylon in 586 BC and when they returned from exile they were under a succession of pagan powers. Historians, and Tom is one of them, use the term "Palestine" to refer to the geographical area during Roman rule that included Judea, Samaria, and Galilee. It is a term to help locate this area in the context of Jesus's world under Roman conquest. --NTW Online Team
N.T. Wright is semi-retired and does not personally monitor this channel. Our team steps in to help with questions like this. Historically, at the time of Jesus, the land where he lived was called "Judea" and was a Roman province. The ancient kingdom of Israel, which had been divided after Solomon's death into Northern (Israel) and Southern (Judah) kingdoms, had been lost due to the breakage of the Covenant, as the prophets had warned. The Northern kingdom Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians in 722 BC and the Southern kingdom Judah taken captive to Babylon in 586 BC. Even upon Judah's return from exile, they were under pagan rule and only briefly gained independence in the Hasmonean Kingdom before being conquered by Rome in 63 BC. By Jesus's time, "Israel" was a term referring to the Jewish people as a group, not a sovereign nation, as the area was a geographical province ruled by Rome. Jesus was Jewish, which describes his ethnicity and religion. He lived in the region that later became known as Palestine, which is a helpful term to describe the area geographically. So, calling Jesus a "Palestinian Jew" is helpful because it connects his Jewish identity with the region and context where he lived. --NTW Online Team
@ that’s like calling Alfred the Great from Hampshire rather than from Wessex. . Utter nonsense to call Jesus “a Palestinian Jew”. Jewish he was Palestinian he never was. Apart from that I loved the video. I heard NT say to Justin B that calling Jesus Palestinian should not be controversial. It is. It’s also factually totally incorrect.
Why does brother Wright call Jesus a Palestinian jew? What does he mean by that or want to say? The word Palestine didn't exist back then and was used for the first time by the romans as a way to bully the remaining jewish people in Israel (matt 2:20). It was to remind them of their greatest enemies from the past, the Philistines. They located an area, not a land. This was far before there were any Jordanian Arabs or Egyptians that lived there as untill today. I mean it has been in the hands of so many others that were not Arab through the centuries... Byzantine, Rome, Ottoman Turks, Britians, just to name a few... So my honest question is what does that saying mean to him? Thanks!
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@@NTWrightOnline the authors of the bible at that time called it simular as how the God of Jacob always called it. Eventhough it was occupied by Rome at that time. Will that not give more clarity? Matt 2:20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.” 21So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. (See Ps 105:7-11 eternal covenant oath?)
@@arthurbukman7683 I got the same reply. It’s a weak argument and unnecessarily controversial. Jewish he was of course but it’s like calling Alfred the Great from Hampshire rather than from Wessex ….just for geographical context. Silly. He was either from Nazareth or Judea or the land of modern day Israel but not the second century land of Phillistinia.
Thank you so so much! I don’t know how you fit such beautiful doctrine - so comprehensive but simple too- into 9 minutes! I am left wanting to talk for at least an hour with you on each minute here! Thank you so much! So refreshing and encouraging. Thank you for saying that this is a beginning and each of these: 1) belonging, 2) believing, and 3) behaving -are to be lived, in Christ and unpacked (through this whole journey with our Lord!). Thank you! Stay faithful! God be with you and put His hedge of protection around you and your ministry!
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@levan846, thanks for sending me back to scripture. It seems Paul is not always rigid with the images he uses. Would (any of) the following verses point to Christ being the whole body? Rom 12:5 "so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." 1 Corinthians 6:15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Ephesians 1:22-23 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. Paul also says we are in Christ and He is in us. What is the point of these images? Unity?
And I wonder, Professor Wright, how is it possible for an academic Torah scholar to affirm that the new covenant is a renewed covenant? What does renewing have to do with new? Could it be that the prophet Jeremiah, when he stated what resonates in the book of Hebrews, was referring only to those who lived under the previous covenant? Or was the author of the book of Hebrews wrong when he said that the new was better than the old? In my opinion, I do not believe that he was wrong, those who are wrong are those Judaizers who affirm something that they do not understand, that Jeremiah's covenant prophecy has two interpretations: 1)It referred to renewing the covenant of Mount Sinai with the Hebrews who had apostatized from faith in the Torah. 2)The Son of God, and the apostles understood that it also referred to a new covenant because the previous one was ultimately a failure. It appears from Professor Wright that some who profess to be Christians do not understand the difference between renew and new. And it seems very sad to me that at this point disastrous conclusions are reached.
A remarkably broad and ecumenical definition of who is a Christian. It would include many who would be excluded by those who wish to gatekeep the definition.
I did not hear anything about salvation, why Christ died on the cross, and how we are separated from relationship with God due to sin. A Christian accepts Jesus as their savior and agrees to follow his teachings and example. Receiving God's grace is HUGE aspect of being a Christian. We gain a close relationship with the triune God through His grace, not by our efforts.
instead of jumping in before you looked, you would have seen in the video explanation that this is but ONE episode of a 13 part series. it is obvious that these episodes are designed to be short. I would not be surprised to find that it is part of a series of studies to be used in Small Groups - whatever you call them - and possibly backed with workbooks such as you would expect in an Alpha Course. I for one will decide to wait and see the series play out before jumping to wrongful conclusions. But right now I strongly suspect - and indeed expect - that N.T. Wright will have cover your points by the series' end. Patience !!
This is why it’s a challenge to convince him to make short videos haha…people complaining “but what about…?!” Yes, this is the first in a series! Plus he did a whole 9 video series just on salvation alone! It’s on this same channel.
A Christian is someone who worships his or her alter ego, a sacrifial image of a deity created by the mouth of scholars, theologians, and religious leaders. He or she enters into an emotional relationship with a celestial image(of self) formulated by those who rule his or her mind
I encourage you to read up on how the Bible is a reliable document. It has been authenticated as having been copied accurately and not substantially different than the oldest manuscripts. That Jesus actually existed is reflected by several Jewish and non-jewish historians written in antiquity. Also if you read or study the Bible you'll notice that we are taught to question and use our minds, not to blindly follow.
@birgitfriedenstab It's a prophetic script, a "closed book" to the idolatrous religious institution and the world. Daniel 12:9 9 And He said, Go, Daniel! For the words are closed up and sealed until the end-time. Matthew 24:15 15 Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand). It's the prophet's call. Daniel 12:13 13 But you go on to the end, for you shall rest and stand in your lot at the end of the days.
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"Believing, Belonging & Behaving" I know you just said it but I'm making it mine now. Concise, correct and simply put. A message right for the church today. Every time the church is spoken of it is with "living" things. Even Peter calls us "living stones" being built up into a spiritual house. (1 Peter 2). Believing, belonging and behaving isn't an either or, but a both and. Sadly many treat Christianity as an intellectual pursuit which never changes them to become all that God know they can become and it leads to a failure to interact with our incredibly personal God. Looking forward to this new series. Bravo! Simple, but a masterpiece.
Thank you for sharing these reflections, Sharon!
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I think the first disciples belonged, believed and their behaviour changed as the spent time with Jesus. The elements are the same but the mix of first two shape our behaviour.
@@grahamwroberts707 You must be seeing a lot of changes to the disciples that I'm not seeing. Thanks for adding to the conversation. All three of these represent what a "Christian" is regardless of what order one wants to put them in. My behavior is shaped, not by my belonging, but by Scripture and my relationship with Christ....believing that what He tells me in Scripture is for my good and the good of others....that He who has all wisdom knows better than me in how I should live my life.
Thank you, Dr. Wright. You are pointing us to the old paths, the true paths, and if we listen, we will be the better for it.
Thank you Betty! Blessings to you.
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I like the way that you explain the way and how to apply the scriptures to our lives. Thank-you.
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Wonderful lecture! Thank you so much for sharing Professor NT Wright. I love your lectures and videos. God bless you❤️✝️🙏
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Hi Tom. Many thanks for this and all your other videos, which I am finding invaluable as I have newly come into my faith. Best Wishes from West Sussex.
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@@NTWrightOnline Hi NT Wright Team. It wasn't any other specific videos within this channel, (as far as I'm aware on writing this), but from various other lectures and presentations that Tom has given and that came up within my RUclips feed, plus my own searches within RUclips for answers to particular questions. Tom’s presentations were always at the top of the search results which I then viewed. To not very briefly put this into context. Tom’s words and teachings finally opened the door into my faith. The invitation was always there from Christ of course, but Tom helped guide me to the right door as it were, rather clumsy language on my part, but that is the gist of my thoughts. To expand.
1. I needed more proof about Jesus, his teaching, life death and resurrection. Fundamental to me finally accepting that truth was learning that Tom was an ancient historian. This was very important to me as I believed that even beyond his own faith, Tom had spent his life, both consciously and unconsciously searching for verifiable facts (in so far as historical fact can be verified.) With every one of Tom’s presentations I always get the impression that this search for truth was front and centre, even when you take out his own Christian faith. It is rather presumptuous of me to say so, but I think this is more important to Tom than anything else. It was very important to me that he was not trying to shoe horn facts to justify Christian faith. The very opposite was happening. The more facts he discovered, the more it confirmed truth, and most importantly the essence, the kernel of Christ’s teachings. This is what my heart told me and continues to tell me.
2. I have always been very suspicious of the Bible, especially the old testament. Divine it might be, but it is still written by people and people are vulnerable to manipulation and exageration. A note of caution. Again, what do I find on liseting to Tom's teaching. Tom digging down, through the layers of translation, interpretation and comparison to once again find the truth, not only the factual truth, but most importantly the spiritual truth. What I learned from Tom along with the certain personal events and my own soul searching dramatically combined. There was no other answer, there was no getting away from it. For the first time in my life I properly prayed. Not a throw away ‘Ok God what’s this all about then?’ I opened my heart, fully and truthfully I opened up my whole self completely. The result was dramatic and very emotional. I knew right through to my core and with absolute certainty that I was forgiven for my sins, that Christ died on the cross and rose again and that I belonged to him. Kindness to others acknowledging Jesus, embracing him and turning away from sin. It really isn’t that hard at all. You just need to see the truth in your heart and take action and everything else is given to you. It really is that simple.
To conclude. Tom has a sober, quiet, considered approach to historical, biblical and spiritual truth and I consider him my mentor as it were, even though we have never met. I know what he teaches is truth. The truth speaks for itself and open hearted prayer confirms it. I will continue to watch his videos and read his books. His selfless work has and will continue to enrich and strengthen my own faith and belief in Christ. Many, many thanks. Apologies for the long answer and I hope it is useful. With very best wishes - Ian.
Hello Ian. Your journey has been so thoughtful and careful as you consider the weight of each step. What a conversation of ideas all of your learning must give! It is so encouraging to hear your story, thank you for sharing it. Have you ever considered taking N.T. Wright's online courses? Please reach out if you have any questions, we have so many courses on a variety of topics. www.admirato.org/collections
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Hallelujah! Glory to God. “A way of life”.
Thank you explaining and breaking down this in simple terms. I love the fact that you mentioned “born again”, Apostle Paul and Nicodemus who were both encapsulated in Judiasm prior had to come face to face with the understanding of how The Holy Spirit Transforms and Translates us.
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@ Amen! Glory be unto the Lord and God.
I am confused. I thought that to be a Christian a person had to give intellectual ascent to certain doctrines such as the virgin birth, the resurrection of Jesus, the death of Jesus being the only sacrifice acceptable of God to forgive our sins, etc. Please explain. Thank you.
I agree with you Walter, and am similarly confused.
To become a Christian, one has to (as Jesus explained in John 3) become born again. It requires a spiritual transformation. Certainly, what you said about assenting to certain truths about Jesus’ work on our behalf, like being crucified for our sins and resurrecting from the dead is part of that transformation process. But key to this is the volitional choice to give one’s self and one’s life to the Person of Jesus Himself. In the process of surrendering our will to His, the Holy Spirit becomes activated in us and a spiritual transaction occurs whereby we become children of God. The term “grace” is operational here in that this “transaction” is totally an act of unmerited favor by God on our behalf - meaning there is no way that we can take credit for any of it. Our part is simply the surrendering of our lives to His.
Good day and thank you Bishop Wright.
You did mention that being a Christian is not a matter of merely having an intellectual assent to all the "right doctrine"
But "a finding oneself addressed by God, transformed by God, drawn into the life and ongoing processes of God."
Please what do those mean practically and besides behavior/a lifestyle that ensues from that which you addressed in the final "b" : behaving, where is the manifestation of the likes of Jesus words in
Mark 16:16, 18 NIV
[16] Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
[18] they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
I know some say those are not Jesus' real words or so but nonetheless that 1st century church had some supernatural stuff showing up among them.
Thank you and looking forward to your response
"For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise." Galatians 3:26-29
Jesus himself, arguably the greatest ‘historian’ ever 😢referred to the geographical area as Israel even though he lived his earthly life under Roman rule . I will definitely defer to the Messiah’s use of the term Israel . I think most especially now with rampant antisemitism being in vogue it is important to acknowledge ‘what saith the scripture’.
God bless your ministry from Christian from Middle East who speaks Jesus’s language ✝️
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Straight to the point! Thank you! 🙏🏻✝️
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I found it very helpful to summarize this crucial question in just three terms: BELONGING; BELIEF; BEHAVIOR
There are a lot of obviously false and overcomplicated teachings on this topic, and the simplicity of the message conveyed in this video really speaks to me! @@NTWrightOnline
This is encouraging, thank you for sharing. We're glad you are here @waldgaenger_77
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Glória a Deus!!!!
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I have lately thought or felt that I should not call 'myself' a christian - let others do that. they were called 'christians' by others, not themselves. A follower of Jesus, in the Way, was living according to Jesus' way of life. I must start with Mat. 5 - 7 and the rest of course, but starting there because that is where He started.
This is fabulous.
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@ I meet so many young or ‘renewed’ Christians who are uncertain about their progress in the faith because they don’t know a Christian’s purpose. This video explains it so well. I watch every NT Wright video I can find.
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Did Jesus or any of the Apostles refer to the land of Israel as Palestina? Did they view themselves as colonizers now being colonized by the Romans? Just curious since in all the law and the prophets, in the Psalms and the New Testament including the important references to a new heaven and a new earth we conspicuously do not read reference to a Palestina, Palestinians, or Palestine.. we know of course the Romans used that name for Israel. Tom isn’t the only academic to reference Israel proper as Palestine . I just wonder what the rational is. It sounds foreign to all of sacred scripture.
Thank you, Robert, for your reflections and questions. Tom is semi-retired and doesn't personally monitor this channel, but our team can give some broad strokes.
Tom is using a term which is common among historians to point to the time and context of Jesus. The area was known in different times by different names like Canaan, the land of Israel, Judah, the northern kingdom of Israel, and the southern kingdom of Judah.
The northern kingdom of Israel was destroyed by Assyria and ceased to be a sovereign nation in 722 BC. The southern kingdom of Judah was taken into exile by Babylon in 586 BC and when they returned from exile they were under a succession of pagan powers.
Historians, and Tom is one of them, use the term "Palestine" to refer to the geographical area during Roman rule that included Judea, Samaria, and Galilee. It is a term to help locate this area in the context of Jesus's world under Roman conquest.
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Can 1 Believe in God of Bible or The Way but not be a Christian..as word "christian" mentioned 3xs only in Bible ?
Love it BuT how was Jesus a Palestinian if Palestine wasn’t created until 132AD by Emperor Hadrian? Thank you
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Historically, at the time of Jesus, the land where he lived was called "Judea" and was a Roman province. The ancient kingdom of Israel, which had been divided after Solomon's death into Northern (Israel) and Southern (Judah) kingdoms, had been lost due to the breakage of the Covenant, as the prophets had warned. The Northern kingdom Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians in 722 BC and the Southern kingdom Judah taken captive to Babylon in 586 BC. Even upon Judah's return from exile, they were under pagan rule and only briefly gained independence in the Hasmonean Kingdom before being conquered by Rome in 63 BC.
By Jesus's time, "Israel" was a term referring to the Jewish people as a group, not a sovereign nation, as the area was a geographical province ruled by Rome. Jesus was Jewish, which describes his ethnicity and religion. He lived in the region that later became known as Palestine, which is a helpful term to describe the area geographically.
So, calling Jesus a "Palestinian Jew" is helpful because it connects his Jewish identity with the region and context where he lived.
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@ that’s like calling Alfred the Great from Hampshire rather than from Wessex. . Utter nonsense to call Jesus “a Palestinian Jew”. Jewish he was Palestinian he never was. Apart from that I loved the video. I heard NT say to Justin B that calling Jesus Palestinian should not be controversial. It is. It’s also factually totally incorrect.
Why does brother Wright call Jesus a Palestinian jew? What does he mean by that or want to say?
The word Palestine didn't exist back then and was used for the first time by the romans as a way to bully the remaining jewish people in Israel (matt 2:20). It was to remind them of their greatest enemies from the past, the Philistines. They located an area, not a land. This was far before there were any Jordanian Arabs or Egyptians that lived there as untill today. I mean it has been in the hands of so many others that were not Arab through the centuries... Byzantine, Rome, Ottoman Turks, Britians, just to name a few...
So my honest question is what does that saying mean to him? Thanks!
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The term "Palestinian Jew" is not a political statement but a reference to a geographical and cultural context where Jesus lived. Scholars often use the term "Palestine" for simplicity when referring to this area in the first century.
The point is to highlight that Jesus was a Jewish man who lived in a specific region that was under Roman rule. There were unique struggles and challenges facing Jews in that area and at that time and historians use this term to help identify that context.
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@@NTWrightOnline the authors of the bible at that time called it simular as how the God of Jacob always called it. Eventhough it was occupied by Rome at that time. Will that not give more clarity?
Matt 2:20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.” 21So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. (See Ps 105:7-11 eternal covenant oath?)
@@arthurbukman7683 I got the same reply. It’s a weak argument and unnecessarily controversial. Jewish he was of course but it’s like calling Alfred the Great from Hampshire rather than from Wessex ….just for geographical context. Silly. He was either from Nazareth or Judea or the land of modern day Israel but not the second century land of Phillistinia.
Thank you so so much! I don’t know how you fit such beautiful doctrine - so comprehensive but simple too- into 9 minutes!
I am left wanting to talk for at least an hour with you on each minute here!
Thank you so much! So refreshing and encouraging. Thank you for saying that this is a beginning and each of these: 1) belonging, 2) believing, and 3) behaving -are to be lived, in Christ and unpacked (through this whole journey with our Lord!).
Thank you!
Stay faithful!
God be with you and put His hedge of protection around you and your ministry!
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I thought Jesus was the head of the body (Col 1:18), not the whole body (8:38). Clarification please?
@levan846, thanks for sending me back to scripture.
It seems Paul is not always rigid with the images he uses. Would (any of) the following verses point to Christ being the whole body?
Rom 12:5 "so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another."
1 Corinthians 6:15
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!
Ephesians 1:22-23
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Paul also says we are in Christ and He is in us.
What is the point of these images? Unity?
And I wonder, Professor Wright, how is it possible for an academic Torah scholar to affirm that the new covenant is a renewed covenant? What does renewing have to do with new? Could it be that the prophet Jeremiah, when he stated what resonates in the book of Hebrews, was referring only to those who lived under the previous covenant? Or was the author of the book of Hebrews wrong when he said that the new was better than the old? In my opinion, I do not believe that he was wrong, those who are wrong are those Judaizers who affirm something that they do not understand, that Jeremiah's covenant prophecy has two interpretations: 1)It referred to renewing the covenant of Mount Sinai with the Hebrews who had apostatized from faith in the Torah. 2)The Son of God, and the apostles understood that it also referred to a new covenant because the previous one was ultimately a failure. It appears from Professor Wright that some who profess to be Christians do not understand the difference between renew and new. And it seems very sad to me that at this point disastrous conclusions are reached.
A remarkably broad and ecumenical definition of who is a Christian. It would include many who would be excluded by those who wish to gatekeep the definition.
What kinds of gatekeepers do you mean? I could imagine you meaning certain non-protestants, or, certain odd pockets of protestantism.
What a beautiful summary of the meaning of being a Christian.
Thank you, Jared. It is beautiful to have the encouragement of a community following Christ together. Blessings to you.
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I did not hear anything about salvation, why Christ died on the cross, and how we are separated from relationship with God due to sin. A Christian accepts Jesus as their savior and agrees to follow his teachings and example. Receiving God's grace is HUGE aspect of being a Christian. We gain a close relationship with the triune God through His grace, not by our efforts.
instead of jumping in before you looked, you would have seen in the video explanation that this is but ONE episode of a 13 part series. it is obvious that these episodes are designed to be short. I would not be surprised to find that it is part of a series of studies to be used in Small Groups - whatever you call them - and possibly backed with workbooks such as you would expect in an Alpha Course. I for one will decide to wait and see the series play out before jumping to wrongful conclusions. But right now I strongly suspect - and indeed expect - that N.T. Wright will have cover your points by the series' end. Patience !!
This is why it’s a challenge to convince him to make short videos haha…people complaining “but what about…?!” Yes, this is the first in a series! Plus he did a whole 9 video series just on salvation alone! It’s on this same channel.
A Christian is someone who worships his or her alter ego, a sacrifial image of a deity created by the mouth of scholars, theologians, and religious leaders.
He or she enters into an emotional relationship with a celestial image(of self) formulated by those who rule his or her mind
@@budwan5843 that’s silly. Really silly.
I encourage you to read up on how the Bible is a reliable document. It has been authenticated as having been copied accurately and not substantially different than the oldest manuscripts. That Jesus actually existed is reflected by several Jewish and non-jewish historians written in antiquity.
Also if you read or study the Bible you'll notice that we are taught to question and use our minds, not to blindly follow.
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It's a prophetic script, a "closed book" to the idolatrous religious institution and the world.
Daniel 12:9
9 And He said, Go, Daniel! For the words are closed up and sealed until the end-time.
Matthew 24:15
15 Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand).
It's the prophet's call.
Daniel 12:13
13 But you go on to the end, for you shall rest and stand in your lot at the end of the days.