What Bibi and Orban Can Shake On
by Sohrab AhmariTo say that Israel rolled out the red carpet for Orban would be a gross understatement. Continue Reading »
The Real Modern Anti-Semitism
by David P. GoldmanTo say that Viktor Orban is anti-Semitic is outrageously wrong. Continue Reading »
A New Zionism
by Gavin D’CostaGod’s Country: Christian Zionism in America by samuel goldman penn, 248 pages, $34.95 The New Christian Zionism: Fresh Perspectives on Israel and the Land edited by gerald r. mcdermott ivp academic, 352 pages, $26 Israel Matters: Why Christians Must Think Differently about the People . . . . Continue Reading »
Godly Politics
by Curt BirenWhy, in the sixteenth century, did Europeans begin to question the rationale for monarchies? Continue Reading »
Soloveitchik the Zionist
by Shalom CarmyRabbi, if only I knew our suffering was paving the way for the Messiah,” cried a Jewish refugee to R. Hayyim Soloveitchik of Brest-Litovsk shortly before his death in World War I–era Warsaw. R. Hayyim rebuffed him, questioning whether it was self-evident that the advent of the Redeemer justified . . . . Continue Reading »
Why Does Religion Need Commandments?
by Reuven ZieglerWhat is the point of the myriad commandments governing every aspect of a Jew’s life? Continue Reading »
Judaism, Christianity, and First Things
by R. R. RenoFrom its very beginning, First Things has been a venture in which Jews and Christians have worked together. Continue Reading »
Chronicles as Political Theology
by Peter J. LeithartModern rulers can learn political lessons from 1 and 2 Chronicles: Battles aren’t won with superior force, but by reliance on the God of heaven. Continue Reading »
Jerusalem, Above
Our Chiefest Joy
by Ofir Haivry
By recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the US has also recognized the reality that the Jewish idea is not only alive, but thriving. Continue Reading »
Everything Is Outside the Text
by Francesca Aran MurphyNeither Christianity nor Judaism is actually a “religion of the Book”—both regard scripture as a secondary witness to something infinitely greater, namely, the presence of God with his people. Continue Reading »
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