S2 EP0 | Season 2 Starts Next Week!

It’s the most important week in Christian history. Jesus’ death and resurrection are the cornerstones of faith in Him. What are the events of Jesus’ final week on Earth, and do they line up with the Hebrew Scriptures?    In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, you’ll gain a better understanding of Holy Week and its ties to Old Testament Scriptures. Beginning with Jesus’ Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday and on through the Last Supper, Garden of Gethsemane and Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, Carly and Ezra examine Holy Week through the Jewish context in which it all occurred.     Along the way  During this compelling discussion, Ezra and Carly touch on several interesting points including,  How Jesus didn’t show up to invent a new religion but to fulfill foundational promises of the Hebrew Scriptures  Inspiring insight into Jesus’ Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday  What the “offense” or “scandal” of Jesus’ death was  Ezra’s thought-provoking idea about the timeline of Holy Week’s events  Does anyone really know what “Maundy” means? Carly does!  The Passover Seder cup and the four promises of God it represents  The Roman instrument of execution known as the cross  The significance of the Temple veil tearing in two  Jesus’ radical statements ...

Out with the old and in with the new? Some would say so, but in this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra explain the errors and dangers in the notion that the New Testament Church somehow replaces God’s covenant with Israel. In this first of a two-part series, they address: What Replacement Theology is  How to recognize it when you hear it  Dangers of Replacement Theology  The subtle trouble with Pope Francis’ seemingly positive statement toward the Jewish people several years ago  Whether or not Christians can dismiss the Old Testament in sole favor of the New  Along the way  During their conversation, they also touch on such relevant sidenotes such as:   How word choice matters, and the erroneous message conveyed by such wording as “convert” and “become a Christian”  How the Holocaust and anti-Semitism play into the notion of Replacement Theology  The Church, Gentiles, Jewish people and Replacement Theology as imagined through the eyes of the devil…yikes!  ...

In this foundational episode, Ezra and Carly discuss Messianic Judaism and Christianity and identify some of the key ways Messianic Judaism differs from Christianity and… ...