Was Luke Jewish? And does the gospel of Luke affirm or deny the ongoing role of the Torah, the Jewish people, and the city of Jerusalem in God’s redemptive plan? Messianic Jewish Rabbi Dr. Mark Kinzer joins the show to discuss the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the perspective the author brings to the Gospel.

–  Chapters –

(0:00) Welcome to Messiah Podcast! Who is Rabbi Dr. Mark Kinzer?
(7:55) Can a case be made that Luke was Jewish and is that important?
(17:25) How is Luke and Acts typically interpreted to perpetuate replacement theology?
(25:20) What is the Gospel Message according to the author of Luke and Acts?
(32:09) Have the people of Israel been replaced by the Church?
(38:12) What does Torah observance look like for the author of Luke and Acts?
(47:16) What is Luke’s view of the connections between Yeshua and Jerusalem? 
(55:22) What is Society for Post Supersessionis Theology?
(1:00:09) What is Yachad B’Yeshua?
(1:07:02) The backstory of Dr. Kinzer’s new book with Rabbi Russ Resnick “Besorah”
(1:10:44) Ryan Lambert & Damian Eisner discuss their key takeaways from the conversation.

–  Resources  – 

Besorah: The Resurrection of Jerusalem and the Healing of a Fractured Gospel

Jerusalem Crucified, Jerusalem Risen: The Resurrected Messiah, the Jewish People, and the Land of Promise

Postmissionary Messianic Judaism: Redefining Christian Engagement with the Jewish People

N. T. Wright and Mark Kinzer: A Debate on the Meaning of Israel

Society for Post Supersessionist Theology

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