Did the Scofield Bible Create Biblical Zionism?
Whenever I hear someone dismiss Christian support for Israel as a modern invention, one name usually enters the conversation: C. I. Scofield. The argument is familiar. Scofield created dispensationalism, placed it in the notes of his study Bible, and persuaded generations of Christians to believe that the Jewish people still had a place in God’s […]
From Jerusalem to Rome: How the Church Became Detached From Its Jewish Roots
Christianity did not begin in Rome. It began in Jerusalem, among a Jewish people, with a Jewish Messiah, Jewish apostles, Jewish Scriptures, and a church that understood itself within the continuing story of Israel. Jesus was not separated from the covenantal world of Abraham, Moses, David, and the prophets. His first followers worshiped in the […]
Mary’s Song and the God Who Remembers Israel
Mary’s song in Luke 1:46–55, known as the Magnificat, is one of the most moving songs of worship in the New Testament. Many Christians rightly read it as Mary’s own outpouring of praise, and it certainly is. She is filled with gratitude because God has looked upon her with mercy and set her apart for […]