The "New Christian Zionism," with Dr. Gerald McDermott - Mere Fidelity: a podcast from Mere Orthodoxy

Is there a theological system that includes future promises regarding Israel that is not dispensational? Dr. Gerald McDermott is here to introduce Derek and Alastair to “New Christian Zionism.”

Resources mentioned:

Israel Matters: Why Christians Must Think Differently about the People and the Land by Gerald McDermott

The New Christian Zionism: Fresh Perspectives on Israel and the Land, ed. by Gerald McDermott

The ‘Via Media‘ Podcast with Dr. Gerald McDermott

The Theopolis Institute’s conversations on the Future of Israel

Timestamps

0:00

Announcement for a live meetup at ETS in San Diego

3:00

What the New Christian Zionism is and how it differs from dispensationalism

8:00

Dr. McDermott’s argument for why Israel needs a unique future regarding its land

13:00

How are Old Testament promises fulfilled and not fulfilled in the NT?

16:07

A sketch of the various positions held regarding Israel today

19:17

Nuancing the term supersessionism

26:00

How Christians relate to unbelieving Jews today + the view that a large portion of Jews will convert before the 2nd Advent

37:20

How this view incorporates the fact that all Gentiles have Abraham as their spiritual father, what the role all of the other nations have in redemptive history + Conclusion

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