Dr. André Villeneuve on Israel and the Church

Dr. André Villeneuve discusses the role of Israel in the age of the Church on Michael Lofton's "Reason and Theology" podcast.

Outline

1. Who is Israel?
2. What is the nature of God's covenant with Israel?
3. What is Supersessionism (Replacement Theology)?
4. Did God end his covenant with Israel when Jesus established the New Covenant?
5. Is the Church the "New" or "True" Israel?
6. What is Israel's Role in the Age of the Church?
7. How are Biblical and Modern Israel Related? Does the State of Israel Matter?
8. What is Zionism?
9. Can/Should Catholics be Zionists?
10. What about the Palestinians?
11. Is there an End in Sight to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
12. What is Israel's role in regard to Jesus’s Second Coming?

Dr. André Villeneuve is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and his Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Commission in Rome. He is the author of Divine Marriage from Eden to the End of Days (2021), the director of Catholics for Israel, and on the Board of Directors of the Association of Hebrew Catholics.

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