This is a wide ranging, thorough, and deep intellectual conversation I had with Dr. Gerald McDermott, scholar, Anglican priest, and author of dozens of books and papers.

We covered a couple of his books and the implications thereof, including A New History of Redemption, his continuation of Jonathan Edwards' book of a similar name, and The New Christian Zionism.

Dr. McDermott explains how history and theology are inseparable as we look at God's story of redemption for His glory, and then discusses Christian Zionism from many different angles, giving what I think you'll find to be well-reasoned arguments, including a couple of points that I hadn't come across before.

If you're hungry for more truth and understanding about God's plans for the world, for Israel, and for the Jews, this wide-ranging conversation will give you countless threads to explore, and even a challenge at the end: to maintain intellectual and theological humility.

In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

3:18 A New History of Redemption

11:38 Translating the tetragrammaton

15:11 Historical framework

18:06 The Redemption of God

24:51 How Redemption Glorifies God

34:50 The Story Before Time

43:19 God Disinheriting the Nations

47:51 How the Jews and Israel Play A Part In Redemption History

51:12 World Religions Playing a Role In Redemption

53:47 How God Works Through Different Denominations

56:24 The Reformation

59:48 Why Does The Kingdom of God Have To Come Incrementally?

1:02:24 The Church and Israel

1:11:24 The New Christian Zionism

1:16:27 Dispensationalism

1:22:33 Amillenial Theologians and Israel

1:26:27 Is The Modern State of Israel The Same As The Biblical State of Israel?

1:28:46 Covenantal Fidelity

1:33:35 How Should Christians View The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?

1:36:05 The Greatest Threat To Christian Zionism

Resources:

A New History of Redemption by Gerald McDermott: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801098548/

The New Christian Zionism by Gerald McDermott: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830851380/

The God of Israel and Christian Theology by Kendall Soulen: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0800628837/

A History of the Work of Redemption by Jonathan Edwards: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0923WHRWF/

Other Books By Dr. McDermott: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gerald-R.-McDermott/author/B001HP188A

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