To the Christian, the Jew is a stubborn fellow who, in a redeemed world, is still waiting for the Messiah. To the Jew, the Christian is a heedless fellow who, in an unredeemed world, affirms that redemption has somehow or other taken place. - Martin Buber

20 years ago I might have said that Romans, John, or Revelation was the most important biblical book (like any good Evangelical would, right?!). Though I'm still a Gentile, I'm now fully convinced: if you miss Deuteronomy and the covenant, you miss the entire Biblical narrative.

Indeed. Perhaps even "How to Understand the Whole Bible and All of Human History"

This episode is perhaps one of our most important ones. Until "covenantal maintenance" (just our own term, not a scriptural one) made sense, the Bible was mostly a jumbled collection of words, followed by Jesus and the cross, followed by Paul, followed by even more jumbled words.

The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast Season 3, Episode 17 Joshua, Judges, Apocalypticism, and Martyrdom In this episode we discuss the books of Joshua and Judges and how they are understood in second-temple apocalyptic literature. Though not often talked about, when they are

The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast Season 3, Episode 18 I & II Samuel and the Anticipation of David’s Glorious Throne In this episode we discuss 1 and 2 Samuel, and particularly the Davidic covenant in 2 Samuel 7, with an eye toward its forward projection in the Tanakh,

There is coming a day when a Jewish king will rule the world from Jerusalem, and all the nations will flourish under his leadership. Death, injustice, and lack will be no more. Sorrow and sighing will flee away. Maranatha.

The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast - SPECIAL EPISODE - The Nag Hammadi Library and Jewish Apocalypticism Listeners, we are excited to say that have a VERY PROFOUND episode for you today. Join us as we express the depths of revelation and keep the kingdom from withering within us.

Highly recommended article on perhaps one of the most misunderstood verses in the Gospels.

The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast Season 3 Q&A #6 with Bill, John, and Josh Bill, John, and Josh tackle your questions in this sixth Q&A episode.  Topics include enjoying life within an apocalyptic view of the world, the meaning of “ekklesia”, the messiah’s relationship to the day

How did we fit all this into a single episode?!

Jesus' life, death, and resurrection is not a "fulfillment" or "radical redefinition" of the hope of Israel, but is understood by Paul and the apostles as exemplary, showing the pattern that the nation of Israel has followed in the past and will follow in the future.

The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast Season 3, Episode 21 Isaiah, Redemption, and the New Creation In this episode we look at the theme of redemption and restoration in the Book of Isaiah. The language of new heavens and new earth is uniquely Isaianic and captures the Jewish idea of

The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast Season 3, Episode 23 Jeremiah, the Covenantal Cycle, and the Baruch Tradition In this episode we discuss the book of Jeremiah and the playing out of the covenantal cycle as developed in Deuteronomy. Various passages illustrate this cycle, but

The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast Season 3, Episode 24 Heavenly Visions and Eschatological Revelation in the Book of Ezekiel In this episode we discuss the book of Ezekiel and its later interpretation in apocalyptic literature and the New Testament. Just as with the other written

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"Israel reveals the hearts of men, and Jerusalem will sift the nations." The controversy surrounding the Jewish people and the land of Israel is not new, and it's not over. But the end is certain. The nations will one day flow to Jerusalem to learn the ways of Israel's God.

This is the verdict: The Light has come into the world and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil. Why do so many hate Israel and the Jewish people with such an irrational, obsessive hatred? Because they love darkness and hate the Light. It's

One day, Gentiles will find a Jew and say "take us to your God!" (Zech 8:23) And one day, Jews will joyfully serve the nations with the knowledge of God as a kingdom of priests. (Ex 19:6) Israel's God will serve both Jew and Gentile a large helping of humble pie beforehand.

The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast Season 3, Episode 25 Hosea, Joel, and Amos: Idolatry, Injustice, and the Day of the Lord In this episode we begin our discussion of the Minor Prophets with the books of Hosea, Joel, and Amos. As with the other written prophets, “the Book of the