229. Stephen Atkinson on CWINA: Christian Witness to Israel North America

In this episode, we welcome Reverend Stephen Atkinson of CWINA (Christian Witness to Israel North America) to discuss his article “Reformation and Re-Embracement: A Brief History of the Puritan Hope for Israel”. We start with a discussion of the oft-erroneous “gentile narrative” of the earliest Christian church that has often obscured the Jewish Christ, the Jewish Twelve, and Jewish disciples. How should the Reformed discuss the idea of the singular “olive tree” that avoids what has been the historical consequences and connotations of so-called “replacement theology”? What has Dispensationalism and then the reactionary Anti-Dispensationalism both missed in regard to the Protestant emphasis on relationship with the Jewish people that emphasized gospel ministry over the sundry politics of the Middle East? What does Romans 11 teach, and what has the range of debate been among Reformed interpreters? Listen in as we ask Reverend Atkinson about what he means by the “pirates of providence”, about his own involvement in CWINA, and his hope for the future.

Article: “Reformation and Re-Embracement: A Brief History of the Puritan Hope for Israel”

Check out: CWINA (Christian Witness to Israel North America)

- “Romans 11 and Israel’s Future in Christ” by Joel Beeke

- Awakening the Conscience Course

Please check out: "The Fulfillment of the Land Promise in The Epistle to the Hebrews: A Critique of Dispensationalism" by Matthew Emadi

Please also check out: “The Return of the Jewish Question” by David Azerrad

The Jewish State by Yoram Hazony

The Hebrew Republic by Eric Nelson

The Builder’s Stone by Melanie Phillips

On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization by Douglas Murray

- Note this critical review by Dr. Paul Gottfried

Israel by Daniel Gordis

The Gospel of Matthew (NICNT) by R.T. France

The Letter to the Romans (NICNT) by Douglas Moo

The Pauline Eschatology by Geerhardus Vos

The Case for Amillenialism by Kim Riddlebarger

“The Church Impotent: The History and Theology of Dispensationalism” (Jason Wallace)

From Every People and Nation by J. Daniel Hays

Destroyer of the Gods by Larry Hurtado

Also, a relevant sermon by Rev. Dr. William Dennison on Revelation 14:14-20: "John's View of History: Reap What You Sow (Part 1)"

Hitler’s Religion by Richard Weikart

The Pope and the Jews; The Pope at War by David Kertzer

The Aryan Jesus by Susannah Heschel

Europe and the Jews by Malcolm Hay

Theologians Under Hitler by Robert Ericksen

The Lie That Will Not Die by Hadassa Ben-Itto

Stalin and the Jews by Arno Lustiger

Ordinary Men; The Origins of the Final Solution; The Path to Genocide by Christopher Browning

Black Earth by Timothy Snyder

clips: Romans; “O Come, O Come Immanuel” ; Luther; John Hagee; Yamma Ensemble: Psalm 104