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# New Christian Zionism with Dr. Gerald McDermott - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/new-zionism-dr-gerald-mcdermott/
- Published: 2019-11-05T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T15:58:37.000Z
- Description: Is there a theological system that includes future promises regarding Israel that is not dispensational? Dr. Gerald McDermott is here to introduce Derek and Alastair to ‘New Christian Zionism.’ Timestamps: Announcement for a live meetup at ETS in San […]
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Is there a theological system that includes future promises regarding Israel that is not dispensational? Dr. Gerald McDermott is here to introduce Derek and Alastair to ‘New Christian Zionism.’

**Timestamps:**

Announcement for a live meetup at ETS in San Diego \[0:00 – 3:00\]

What the New Christian Zionism is and how it differs from dispensationalism \[3:00 – 8:00\]

Dr. McDermott’s argument for why Israel needs a unique future regarding its land \[8:00 – 13:00\]

How are Old Testament promises fulfilled and not fulfilled in the NT? \[13:00 – 16:07\]

A sketch of the various positions held regarding Israel today \[16:07 – 19:17\]

Nuancing the term supersessionism \[19:17 – 26:00\]

How Christians relate to unbelieving Jews today + the view that a large portion of Jews will convert before the 2nd Advent \[26:00 – 36:10\]

How this view incorporates the fact that all Gentiles have Abraham as their spiritual father, what the role all of the other nations have in redemptive history + Conclusion \[37:20 – 46:30\]

**Resources mentioned:**

[*Israel Matters: Why Christians Must Think Differently about the People and the Land by Gerald McDermott*](https://www.amazon.com/Israel-Matters-Christians-Differently-People/dp/1587433958?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)

[*The New Christian Zionism: Fresh Perspectives on Israel and the Land, ed. by Gerald McDermott*](https://www.amazon.com/New-Christian-Zionism-Perspectives-Israel/dp/0830851380/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?keywords=the+new+christian+zionism&qid=1572958891&s=books&sr=1-1&ref=mereorthodoxy.com)

The ‘[*Via Media*](https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/via-media/id1446034316?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)‘ Podcast with Dr. Gerald McDermott

[The Theopolis Institute’s conversations on the Future of Israel](https://theopolisinstitute.com/conversations/rethinking-israel/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)

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