Did Paul Expect the End of the World Soon? NT Wright Explains

In this clip from Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright tackles a challenging question: Did the Apostle Paul wrongly expect Jesus to return within his lifetime?
Passages like “the time is short” and “the Lord is near” can sound like Paul believed the end of the world was imminent. So what happens when that expectation doesn’t seem to match history?
Tom explains how these verses have often been misunderstood, explores the historical context behind Paul’s urgency, and unpacks the difference between expecting Jesus at any time versus predicting a specific timeline.
He also addresses common misconceptions about “end times” language in the Bible and offers a deeper vision of what the Second Coming actually means - not the end of the world, but its renewal.

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