N. T. Wright

The Right Reverend

N. T. Wright

FRSE
Bishop of Durham
Wright speaking at a conference
in December 2007
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDurham
In office2003 to 2010
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination1975
Consecration2003
Personal details
Born
Nicholas Thomas Wright

(1948-12-01) 1 December 1948 (age 75)
Morpeth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Residence
SpouseMaggie[2]
Children4[2]
Education

Nicholas Thomas Wright FRSE (born 1 December 1948), known as N. T. Wright or Tom Wright,[3] is an English New Testament scholar, Pauline theologian and Anglican bishop. He was the bishop of Durham from 2003 to 2010. He then became research professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at St Mary's College in the University of St Andrews in Scotland until 2019, when he became a senior research fellow at Wycliffe Hall at the University of Oxford.[4]

Wright writes about theology and Christian life and the relationship between them. He advocates a biblical re-evaluation of theological matters such as justification,[5] women's ordination,[6] and popular Christian views about life after death.[7] He has also criticised the idea of a literal Rapture.[8]

The author of over seventy books, Wright is highly regarded in academic and theological circles for his "Christian Origins and the Question of God" series.[9] The third volume, The Resurrection of the Son of God, is considered by many clergy and theologians to be a seminal Christian work on the resurrection of Jesus.[10][11]

  1. ^ "NT Wright", Divinity staff, St Andrews, archived from the original on 28 March 2014, retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Bishops", Diocese of Durham, Anglican
  3. ^ See, for example, Surprised by Hope: Original, Provocative And Practical. ASIN 0281064776.
  4. ^ "Wycliffe Hall announces the appointment of NT Wright as their Senior Research Fellow". Wycliffe Hall. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. ^ Wright 2009.
  6. ^ "Women's Service in the Church: The Biblical Basis". 12 July 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  7. ^ Van Biema, David (7 February 2008). "Christians Wrong About Heaven, Says Bishop". Time. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  8. ^ Wright, NT (12 July 2016), Farewell rapture.Alternate source: Fulcrum website Archived 20 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ Merritt, Jonathan (6 November 2013). "N.T. Wright extends debate with John Piper by releasing Apostle Paul tome".
  10. ^ "Book Review: The Resurrection of the Son of God - Apologetics 315". Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  11. ^ Kristof, Nicholas (23 December 2016). "Am I a Christian, Pastor Timothy Keller?". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2017.