Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/2018-gifford-lectures The Gifford Lectures—held regularly at the four ancient Scottish universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, St. Andrews and Aberdeen—were established under the will of Adam Lord Gifford, a Senator of the College of Justice, who died in 1887. His bequest allows the University to invite notable scholars to deliver a series of public lectures on themes related to ‘natural theology’, broadly construed. The 2018 Lectures held in Aberdeen were delivered by world-renowned biblical scholar Professor NT Wright (University of St. Andrews) under the overall title "Discerning the Dawn: History, Eschatology and New Creation". © University of Aberdeen e4926039-bb85-5c11-bf46-79218deb55a3 no en-gb Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:36:54 +0100 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:15:16 +0000 https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ https://img.transistor.fm/yaGvzPAM0nr5nTamvMlLQVopsAJfHwODj-bKaZnrGU4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwNzE0LzE2OTQ3/MzAwNDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ serial University of Aberdeen The Gifford Lectures—held regularly at the four ancient Scottish universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, St. Andrews and Aberdeen—were established under the will of Adam Lord Gifford, a Senator of the College of Justice, who died in 1887. His bequest allows the University to invite notable scholars to deliver a series of public lectures on themes related to ‘natural theology’, broadly construed. The 2018 Lectures held in Aberdeen were delivered by world-renowned biblical scholar Professor NT Wright (University of St. Andrews) under the overall title "Discerning the Dawn: History, Eschatology and New Creation". The Gifford Lectures—held regularly at the four ancient Scottish universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, St. Gifford Lectures, Gifford, NT Wright, 652107 University of Aberdeen No No 1 1 The Fallen Shrine - Lisbon 1755 and the Triumph of Epicureanism full 162476eb-c0ba-46c9-a36e-3421eb119b89 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4b65f5dc Lecture 1 of the 2018 Gifford Lectures held in Aberdeen delivered by world-renowned biblical scholar Professor NT Wright (University of St. Andrews) under the overall title Discerning the Dawn: History, Eschatology and New Creation.

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]]> Tue, 13 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0000 University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen 3499 Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the first of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the first of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Gifford Lectures, Gifford, NT Wright, 652107 No 2 2 The Questioned Book: Critical Scholarship and the Gospels full 2aed6c54-e786-48aa-8bcb-477d8ab88349 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4365cf43 Lecture 2 of the 2018 Gifford Lectures held in Aberdeen delivered by world-renowned biblical scholar Professor NT Wright (University of St. Andrews) under the overall title Discerning the Dawn: History, Eschatology and New Creation.

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]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0000 University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen 3063 Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the second of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the second of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Gifford Lectures, Gifford, NT Wright, 652107 No 3 3 The Shifting Sand: The Meanings of 'History' full ccf8f25b-3315-412c-970e-349dfef2a526 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2fe2d902 Lecture 3 of the 2018 Gifford Lectures held in Aberdeen delivered by world-renowned biblical scholar Professor NT Wright (University of St. Andrews) under the overall title Discerning the Dawn: History, Eschatology and New Creation.

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]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0000 University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen 3125 Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the third of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the third of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Gifford Lectures, Gifford, NT Wright, 652107 No 4 4 The End of the World? Eschatology and Apocalyptic in Historical Perspective full c6b4c6a7-9926-43b9-ada8-60acd58eaaaf https://share.transistor.fm/s/837da271 Lecture 4 of the 2018 Gifford Lectures held in Aberdeen delivered by world-renowned biblical scholar Professor NT Wright (University of St. Andrews) under the overall title Discerning the Dawn: History, Eschatology and New Creation.

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]]> Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:00:00 +0000 University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen 3204 Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the fourth of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the fourth of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Gifford Lectures, Gifford, NT Wright, 652107 No 5 5 The Stone the Builders Rejected: Jesus, the Temple and the Kingdom full 6dca3dcd-f388-49fc-9731-4829acaaaec9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d2d43e1f Lecture 5 of the 2018 Gifford Lectures held in Aberdeen delivered by world-renowned biblical scholar Professor NT Wright (University of St. Andrews) under the overall title Discerning the Dawn: History, Eschatology and New Creation.

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]]> Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:00:00 +0000 University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen 3180 Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the fifth of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the fifth of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Gifford Lectures, Gifford, NT Wright, 652107 No 6 6 A New Creation: Resurrection and Epistemology full 4d700ee4-8c61-4d80-9c51-36785dd8a608 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1659ad9e Lecture 6 of the 2018 Gifford Lectures held in Aberdeen delivered by world-renowned biblical scholar Professor NT Wright (University of St. Andrews) under the overall title Discerning the Dawn: History, Eschatology and New Creation.

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]]> Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:00:00 +0000 University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen 3166 Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the sixth of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the sixth of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Gifford Lectures, Gifford, NT Wright, 652107 No 7 7 Broken Signposts? New Answers for the Right Questions full f0704818-48ec-40e4-9790-32a21d711ba4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/705c72d1 Lecture 7 of the 2018 Gifford Lectures held in Aberdeen delivered by world-renowned biblical scholar Professor NT Wright (University of St. Andrews) under the overall title Discerning the Dawn: History, Eschatology and New Creation.

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]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:00:00 +0000 University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen 3026 Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the sixth of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the sixth of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Gifford Lectures, Gifford, NT Wright, 652107 No 8 8 The Waiting Chalice: Natural Theology and the Missio Dei full d540f1d8-9344-459a-a4b1-c8e1923382c8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a28aa0e Lecture 8 of the 2018 Gifford Lectures held in Aberdeen delivered by world-renowned biblical scholar Professor NT Wright (University of St. Andrews) under the overall title Discerning the Dawn: History, Eschatology and New Creation.

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]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:00:00 +0000 University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen 3090 Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the eighth, and last, of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Professor N.T. Wright of St Andrews University delivers the eighth, and last, of the 2018 Gifford Lectures at the Unversity of Aberdeen's King's College Conference Centre. Gifford Lectures, Gifford, NT Wright, 652107 No