The New Testament In Its World

Esau McCaulley, The Afterlife in Greco-Roman Thought, and Teaching the New Testament

Episode Summary

What happens after you die? What happens at the end of time? And what about Jesus’ resurrection? N.T. Wright explores the resurrection—how it was understood in the first century, and how we ought to understand it today. Then, Michael F. Bird sits down with Esau McCaulley to talk about the book of Galatians, about inheritance, and about what it was like to study under N.T. Wright. Finally, both N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird reflect on their collaboration on writing The New Testament in Its World.

Episode Notes

What happens after you die? What happens at the end of time? And what about Jesus’ resurrection? N.T. Wright explores the resurrection—how it was understood in the first century, and how we ought to understand it today. Then, Michael F. Bird sits down with Esau McCaulley to talk about the book of Galatians, about inheritance, and about what it was like to study under N.T. Wright. Finally, both N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird reflect on their collaboration on writing The New Testament in Its World.

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Produced by Zondervan and Narrativo Group

Edited and Mixed by Aaron Leslie