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Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! My guest is Rachel Amidei.
Confronting Antisemitism in the Church and Reading Scripture in Its Jewish Context
Stephanie and Rachel discuss recognizing and rejecting antisemitism within the church, stating they have no tolerance for antisemitic comments and arguing that someone cannot claim to be Christian while hating Jews, since Jesus is Jewish and will return as a Jewish king with his throne in Israel. They emphasize that the Bible is a Jewish book and that understanding its meaning requires learning the Jewish and biblical context rather than applying modern Western assumptions. They challenge the common approach of interpreting the Old Testament through the New Testament, arguing instead that the New Testament should be read using the foundations and definitions given earlier, noting it heavily repeats the Old Testament. Using “food” as an example, they say God’s definition of food excludes animals like pigs, regardless of modern usage.
Rachel’s Links:
The Spiritual Exercises (@thespiritualexercises) | TikTok
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