Category Archives: Replacement Theology

Matthew 11, Law vs. Kingdom?

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

Anachronism is reading history out of order. Many examples of popular anachronisms exist. The religious art of Europe is a well-known anachronism. Biblical characters are depicted wearing plate armor at times or Renaissance fashion (or posing nude, in spite of … Continue reading →

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Both-And vs. Either-Or

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

I’m convinced that a both-and philosophy instead of an either-or philosophy would solve many tensions in biblical interpretation. This topic came to me after reading what seems to me a ridiculous statement by an otherwise great scholar, Dale Allison, in … Continue reading →

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A Sad Discussion on Scot McKnight’s Blog

Posted on April 28, 2010 by

I’m definitely a Scot McKnight fan and I’m not putting this link here to suggest in any way that I have a problem with him. I think if you read carefully what Scot says in this post, you will see … Continue reading →

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A Yom HaShoah Experience with FFOZ

Posted on April 1, 2010 by

While I was visiting with the people at FFOZ in Missouri on a recent college speaking trip (read about it here), I saw a video that was in production. It was a sweep of 4,000 years of history told in … Continue reading →

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For Christians: A Tip to Avoid Jew-Bashing

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

I had a great conversation today with a Christian pastor I respect and whose heart I know is in the right place. He had written a piece which in many ways was very fair in its description of Israel and … Continue reading →

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Boundaries, MJ, Jews & Gentiles

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

This weekend I had a rare and uncomfortable experience. I felt a need to protect a boundary at synagogue. In the process I had several congregants witness the event and had productive follow-up conversation with them. The actual incident was … Continue reading →

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Surreptitious Supersessionism

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

Supersessionism can be sneaky (if you don’t know what supersessionism is, check here). A commenter on the Jesus Creed blog, where I guest-posted recently about Richard Harvey’s book, Mapping Messianic Jewish Theology, said that someone asked N.T. Wright (famed scholar … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, R. Kendall Soulen, Replacement Theology, Supersessionism, Theology | 28 Comments