S3 EP4 | "But He Doesn’t Look Jewish"

In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra tells the fascinating story of his first encounter with a “Lost Tribe” community in Zimbabwe and the intriguing conversation he had with them. Carly and Ezra discuss scriptural references confirming the concept of “the Lost Tribes” today and encourage both Christian and Jewish listeners to be open-minded about Jewish people who don’t look like what you’re familiar with.

They also talk about:

• What the term “Lost Tribes” means, and where it came from
• Are the “Lost Tribes” legitimate?
• How Ezra came to understand there are Jewish people scattered around the world living apart from mainstream Judaism
• What all this means for Christians today

Along the Way

The conversation also reveals:

• Why Ezra has a problem with the term “Lost Tribes” and the word he prefers
• What the Bible has to say about God regathering the people of Israel, and how that idea intersects with the “Lost Tribes of Israel”
• An Ethiopian Jewish saying that’s been passed down through the generations for centuries
• What the Lemba called themselves instead of “Jewish”
• “Think again” challenges for both Christian and Jewish listeners

Words You Might Learn in This Episode

Kush, “stretch out His hand,” banner, Am Yisrael, Yeshua, Ashkenazi, Misrahi, Sephardic, Shabbat, Beta Israel, kippah, yarmulke, hermeneutics, aliyah

Scriptures Referenced in This Episode

Ezekiel 11:16–17, Jeremiah 32:37, Isaiah 11:11–12, Zephaniah 3:10

Previous Episodes Mentioned

S1 E27, Lost Tribes: Reality or Wishful Thinking?

S1 E8, Indigenous Jewish Ministry, with Troy Wallace

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