33 – A First-Century Jewish Apocalyptic Gospel Part 1 | The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast

As more and more people discover the Jewish identity of Jesus, voices from across the spectrum of Christian faith are beginning to chime in. In 2020 a pastor, a missionary, and a campus minister launched a podcast where they dive deep into the text of the Scriptures and explore the gospel as a first-century Jew would have understood it. In this episode of Messiah Podcast, we will begin a two-part discussion with them to hear about their own journey of discovery, where traditional Christian eschatology falls short, and what the gospel and eternal life meant to Jews in the days of Jesus and his apostles. We hope this conversation will encourage disciples of Jesus to boldly proclaim that the God of Israel will fulfill his covenant promises to the Jewish people and bring restoration to the world. – Episode Highlights – • How did the Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast come to be? • What is apocalypticism? • What is the gospel in a first-century context? • What was the first-century Jewish narrative for redemptive history? • What are the various alternative Christian narratives of redemptive history? • Could eternal life mean something other than strumming harps upon the clouds in a life after death? • Did the Pharisees seek to make proselytes? • What were Jewish expectations for non-Jewish people in Jewish eschatology. • What are the three novelties that the followers of Yeshua introduced to Judaism? • How did the religion of the Jewish Messiah move away from a Jewish centric apocalyptic perspective? • What are the problems with Realized Eschatology? • Did the apostles believe the Messiah’s return was imminent? – Related Resources – The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast apocalypticgospel.com Messiah Magazine: messiahmagazine.org First Fruits of Zion: ffoz.org Messiah Podcast is a production of First Fruits of Zion (ffoz.org) in conjunction with Messiah Magazine (messiahmagazine.org). This publication is designed to provide rich substance, meaningful Jewish contexts, cultural understanding of the teaching of Jesus, and the background of modern faith from a Messianic Jewish perspective. Messiah Podcast theme music provided with permission by Joshua Aaron Music (JoshuaAaron.tv). “Cover the Sea” Copyright WorshipinIsrael.com songs 2020. All rights reserved.