Category: Israel
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Tackling Controversial Issues: Israel and the People of God I (Mapping the Spectrum)
Israel and the church. Replacement theology. Christian Zionism. Few topics generate more debate among Christians than the question: What is the relationship between Israel and the church? In this text, we explore the major viewpoints on Israel in Christian theology, from Christian Zionism and Restorationism to Fulfilment and Expansion Theology. Rather than arguing for a…
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Who Sent God on a Mission?
I reflect on Christopher J. H. Wright’s impactful book The Mission of God. Wright claims that it provides a framework for the entire biblical story. I dig into one of the most debated issues raised in the book’s second edition: the relationship between Israel and the church. Does the coming of Christ lead to the…
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Christian Zionism: Revisiting My Doctoral Dissertation (II)
What new insights related to Christian Zionism have been produced by scholarship over the past 16 years? This is Part II of a re-evaluation of my thesis (Hornstra 2007). Part I looked at three points that I feel have been confirmed. Here, I discuss new developments. I started working on this content a year ago.…
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Christian Zionism: Revisiting My Doctoral Dissertation (I)
For this month and next, something slightly different: an update on (and review of) my 2007 dissertation (based on a lecture I presented recently at a theological forum). What is the status of scholarship on Christian Zionism 16 years later?