N.T. Wright Interview: Baptism and the Exodus Story

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Christianity, Old Testament, Torah, Theology, New Testament, God, Demons, Tim Mackie, Bible Study, Angels, Bible, Jesus, Spiritual Beings, Jon Collins, Religion & Spirituality, Spirit, Satan

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🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The Exodus Way E12 (Bonus Interview) — If we come to the New Testament without much knowledge of the Hebrew Bible, we may think that baptism is just something that John the Baptist made up and Jesus carried on for new disciples. But there are multiple levels of meaning in this practice, including ritual purification, Israel’s passage through the Red Sea, entry into the promised land, and, most importantly for Jesus, a symbol of his death on our behalf. In this episode, Jon and Tim have a wide-ranging conversation with prolific author and theologian N.T. Wright about the meaning of baptism and its connections to the Exodus story.

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0:00.0	Hello, Tim.
0:06.5	Hey, John. Hello.
0:07.7	We're here with a very special guest.
0:10.2	Yes, we are.
0:10.8	Would you introduce him for us?
0:11.9	Yes, we are so happy to have here in person with us as we're recording NT Wright.
0:17.6	Hi, glad to be here. Thank you.
0:19.4	Yeah, so you are in town in the Pacific Northwest, and you've had a whirlwind adventure. Wright. Hi. Glad to be here. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. So you are in town in the Pacific Northwest, and you've had a whirlwind adventure.
0:25.2	I have. I have. Speaking at a couple of conferences, which has been really exciting with much larger audiences than I was expecting. It was a bit daunting, but it's been good.
0:35.6	Wonderful. Well, so thank you for taking some time.
0:38.6	Oh, you're welcome.
0:39.4	And obviously, I've known about your project for a long time, but I've never actually been in the building before.
0:44.2	Yes, that's right.
0:45.0	Yes.
0:45.2	So I'm thinking, as we sit here talking, John and I have sat in here talking to you over Zoom.
0:50.8	Okay.
0:51.3	Many years ago.
0:52.1	And then you went out to... I came your way once.
0:54.8	Yeah, okay.
0:55.3	For a conversation that we put on our podcast.
0:57.7	Is that at St. Andrews?
0:58.6	Yeah, that was when you were at St. Andrews.
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