Why Do Fundamentalists Support the State of Israel?

December 12, 2021 00:08:18
Why Do Fundamentalists Support the State of Israel?
Ehrman Blog Daily Post Podcasts
Why Do Fundamentalists Support the State of Israel?

Dec 12 2021 | 00:08:18

/

Show Notes

Have you ever wondered why fundamentalists are adamant Zionists? (Did you know they were and historically always have been?) It seems to outsiders a bizarre mystery: you love Israel but you hate Jews? Well, OK, you say you love Jews, but how exactly do you show it? By supporting Israel, I guess. But Israel is a nation and the Jews are individual people, most of whom have nothing to do with the state of Israel, at least directly. And even if you do love individual Jews, let’s be realistic here: you think that even though God is in favor of Israel, all the Jews will be going straight to hell. What’s that all about? Read by Petra Ortiz

Other Episodes

Episode 0

January 14, 2021 NaN
Episode Cover

Could a Human Become a God in the Ancient World?

Dr. Ehrman focuses on the case of Romulus to answer the question of whether Greco-Romans believed that a human could become a god. Read...

Listen

Episode 0

August 20, 2021 01:05:25
Episode Cover

Gold Q&A - August 2021

Dr. Ehrman answers questions for Gold and Platinum members.

Listen

Episode

August 14, 2024 00:03:45
Episode Cover

The Reliability of Eyewitnesses and Abraham Lincoln’s Watch

A post from 2012 about the reliability of a very specific eyewitness and parallels to the New Testament Gospels. Read by Mike Johnson.

Listen