Israel Matters: A Theology of People and Land

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Israel Matters: A Theology of People and Land

SB THEO 304 3 Credits

Course Instructor and Meeting Times:
Instructor: Gerald R. McDermott, Ph. D. This course will be followed according to the student’s own time with a few pre-planned live sessions for any clarifications, questions & answers with Dr. McDermott according to the schedule below starting October 11th, 2021 for 10 weeks. 

Session # Date Time
1 Monday, October 11th 1700 - 1800 Israel Time
2 Monday, November 15th 1700 - 1800 Israel Time
3 Monday, December 13th 1700 - 1800 Israel Time

Overview Syllabus Israel Matters A Theology of Israel

Course Summary Description:

Since the Holocaust, Christian theologians have come to realize that the Church made some serious mistakes in their understanding of Jesus and Israel—that Jesus and the apostles were far more Jewish than most had realized, and that Israel as a people and land have continuing significance for God’s work of redemption.

This course will be a study in biblical, historical, and systematic theology. But it is far more than academic. For those with ears to hear, it will help create and enlarge mountain-moving mustard seeds.

The course will explore the following questions. In the Bible, what was Israel’s role in Torah and the prophets? Where is Israel in the New Testament and early Christianity? Does the New Testament see a future for the Jews, even those who have not seen Yeshua as messiah? Did the NT authors see a role for the land of Israel in their day and the future? How did the Church understand these things in its last 2000 years—in its first three centuries, under Constantine, in the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and eighteenth through twentieth centuries? What significance does all of this have for Christian theology—its understanding of humanity and God, the history of redemption, prophecy, the Church, and the problem of evil?

*Jerusalem Seminary (JS) courses are engagingly academic and taught by experts in their field living in Israel. While JS’ courses are not externally accredited, they can be taken for internal JS credit. Any internal JS credit will accrue and at a later time would hopefully, through articulation agreements and accreditation bodies, receive official accreditation; a process that JS is beginning.

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ChristophMF
Posted 2 years ago
Excellent and challenging teachings

What I found most fascinating is that Israel is actually a basic motif throughout the whole bible – even in the New Testament. There is so much to learn and you will get new perspectives on well known texts and a better understanding of scripture. Therefore i would highly recommend "Israel Matters"!

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John Rogers
Posted 2 years ago
Best Course Ever Taken!

The Theology of Israel course was the best course I have ever taken. I have bachelor and masters degrees. I have also taken other seminary courses. This beats them all. If you want to know God's plan of redemption through the land of Israel and the Jewish people this is the course to take. Dr. McDermott and faculty do an outstanding job with this course. John

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