Episode 4 - The Church as the New Israel (Part 1)

EPISODE SUMMARY

The Old Testament was Jesus’ personal Bible, but there’s another reason that compels Christians to take the scripture seriously. This reason is found in the story of Israel, the main feature of the Old Testament. What relationship did Jesus have with Israel?

EPISODE NOTES

The Old Testament was Jesus’ personal Bible, but there’s another reason that compels Christians to take the scripture seriously. This reason is found in the story of Israel, the main feature of the Old Testament. What relationship did Jesus have with Israel?

In this episode, we’ll look at the evidence that clearly points to the fact that Jesus’ movement was completely dedicated to Israel and its future. 

Over the course of this episode, you will see that the church is justified in seeing itself as a continuation of Israel. But what about Judaism and their claim to Israel? This is a story for the next episode… 

Key points discussed

• What was Jesus’ vision for Israel (00:54)

• Is the ethnic connection all that important? (05:01)

• The argument for the church’s claim to Israel (10:05)

• Jesus and Israel as written in the gospels (11:45)

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