The meek shall inherit the earth... or maybe the land. And if the land, which land—the land of Israel, to be exact? In this episode Dad and I admit to lacking anything like a robust theology of the land of Israel for today, despite being rather more theologically robust on this topic when it comes to the biblical writings, as well as having some political convictions about the current state of secular affairs. But do we need to have an active theology of the land of Israel today? To guide us through, we turn to studies by, on the one hand, a Messianic Jewish theologian, and, on the other, a Palestinian Lutheran theologian, and wrestle our way to a conclusion that is guaranteed to satisfy nobody. That's what we're here for.

Notes:

1. Dad's commentary on Joshua

2. My moonlighting on Fresh Text to talk about Psalm 37

3. Article 17 of the Augsburg Confession

4. Kinzer, Jerusalem Crucified, Jerusalem Risen

5. Isaac, From Land to Lands, from Eden to the Renewed Earth

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