ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode, we welcome Reverend Stephen Atkinson of CWINA (Christian Witness to Israel North America) to discuss his article “Reformation and Re-Embracement: A Brief History of the Puritan Hope for Israel”. We start with a discussion of the oft-erroneous “gentile narrative” of the earliest Christian church that has often obscured the Jewish Christ, the Jewish Twelve, and Jewish disciples. How should the Reformed discuss the idea of the singular “olive tree” that avoids what has been the historical consequences and connotations of so-called “replacement theology”? What has Dispensationalism and then the reactionary Anti-Dispensationalism both missed in regard to the Protestant emphasis on relationship with the Jewish people that emphasized gospel ministry over the sundry politics of the Middle East? What does Romans 11 teach, and what has the range of debate been among Reformed interpreters? Listen in as we ask Reverend Atkinson about what he means by the “pirates of providence”, about his own involvement in CWINA, and his hope for the future.
Article: “Reformation and Re-Embracement: A Brief History of the Puritan Hope for Israel”
Check out: CWINA (Christian Witness to Israel North America)
- “Romans 11 and Israel’s Future in Christ” by Joel Beeke
- Awakening the Conscience Course
Please check out: "The Fulfillment of the Land Promise in The Epistle to the Hebrews: A Critique of Dispensationalism" by Matthew Emadi
Please also check out: “The Return of the Jewish Question” by David Azerrad
The Jewish State by Yoram Hazony
The Hebrew Republic by Eric Nelson
The Builder’s Stone by Melanie Phillips
On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization by Douglas Murray
- Note this critical review by Dr. Paul Gottfried
Israel by Daniel Gordis
The Gospel of Matthew (NICNT) by R.T. France
The Letter to the Romans (NICNT) by Douglas Moo
The Pauline Eschatology by Geerhardus Vos
The Case for Amillenialism by Kim Riddlebarger
“The Church Impotent: The History and Theology of Dispensationalism” (Jason Wallace)
From Every People and Nation by J. Daniel Hays
Destroyer of the Gods by Larry Hurtado
Also, a relevant sermon by Rev. Dr. William Dennison on Revelation 14:14-20: "John's View of History: Reap What You Sow (Part 1)"
Hitler’s Religion by Richard Weikart
The Pope and the Jews; The Pope at War by David Kertzer
The Aryan Jesus by Susannah Heschel
Europe and the Jews by Malcolm Hay
Theologians Under Hitler by Robert Ericksen
The Lie That Will Not Die by Hadassa Ben-Itto
Stalin and the Jews by Arno Lustiger
Ordinary Men; The Origins of the Final Solution; The Path to Genocide by Christopher Browning
Black Earth by Timothy Snyder
clips: Romans; “O Come, O Come Immanuel” ; Luther; John Hagee; Yamma Ensemble: Psalm 104
