Re: NT Wright and the confusion of kingdom and new creation

Thanks Andrew for the post. The mixing of the Kingdom of God and new creation narratives seem to be an emerging phenomenon. A lot of good has come out of this framework but as you have picked up, to the early followers they are two different narratives.

Just a few questions if you don’t mind:

Regarding point 4. In the broad narrative how did death come to be the ultimate enemy and part of the human experinece? This is important to know becasue it seems that death and decay have been part of the world for a long time, way before we humans came along. I think the story tellers were trying to make sense of death and how the world had kind of gone chaotic? What do you believe?

Regarding point 5, Jesus’ resurrection involved coming back to bodily life on earth. Was his body the ‘spiritual’ body of 1 Cor 15? And do you think the matyred followers of Christ that were part of the first resurrection received the same type of body as Jesus? Why weren’t they raised to life like Jesus on earth? Was Jesus’ resurrection like there’s? Is there any room for metaphors?

Also what form do you think satan will take when he is let lose? When scripture says satan will be let lose for a short while, what do think that means?

Sorry for all the questions Thanks Ryan