Tag: israel
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October 7th and the reawakening of an ancient hatred
October the 7th, 2023, was a tragedy for Israel. The unprovoked assault by Hamas, marked by the murder and kidnapping of civilians, shocked the world. In the early hours of that Sabbath morning, coinciding with the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah, over 3,000 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israeli towns and villages. Under the…
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KEDS Essays — The Church and Israel
Identify and evaluate both the exegetical and theological problems raised by supersessionism. Introduction Supersessionism can be defined as the view that the New Testament (NT) Church is the replacement, continuation or fulfilment of the nation of Israel as the people of God (Vlach, 2007, p. 217), with Old Testament (OT) promises and covenants transferred from ethnic…