John and Chris dive into the first chapter of Chris' upcoming book, "Is God A Zionist?", unpacking the split between the Jews and the Church in the 1st century.

In order to understand the answer to the question the book poses, and even to understand what happens between Christians and Jews after the first couple of centuries AD, it's vital to understand the background, the politics, the demographics, and the history around both Christians and Jews after Christ's ascension.

This episode covers the Jewish response specifically, in the first 150-200 years after Christ, and will give you a stronger understanding of the early church and what happens next.

In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

2:22 The Parting of the Ways

4:33 "The whole of our hope..."

7:23 Israel's demographics blew my mind

10:48 Christianity In Israel

12:30 The early church

16:30 John The Baptist

23:05 Did the Jews reject Jesus?

28:08 The original, "true" church

31:09 Expansion from Jewish to Gentiles

40:41 4 major Jewish sects

46:32 70 and 135 AD

52:25 2 main expressions of Judaism

55:52 The primary takeaway

Resources:

Is God A Zionist? by Chris Kuehl: https://www.presentwitness.org/igaz

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