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Kresta in the Afternoon – October 26, 2023 – Hour 2

Andre Villeneuve discusses God’s covenant with the people of Israel and what it means for today.

 

God’s Promise of the Land to the People of Israel

The Vatican II document Nostra aetate declares that “God holds the Jews most dear for the sake of their Fathers. He does not repent of the gifts He makes or of the calls He issues.” What are these “gifts?” The most repeated Divine promise in the Hebrew Scriptures is God’s gift of the Land of Canaan to the People of Israel. Andre Villeneuve joins us to discuss it more fully.

Links for this Segment

Biblical Revelation and the Land of Israel

The Origins and Development of Nostra Aetate

Israel in the New Testament

The People of Israel, the Holy Land and the Koran

God’s Promise of the Land to the People of Israel

 

Dr. Andre Villenuevé is an Associate Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. He received his Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2013, writing his dissertation on the topic of nuptial symbolism in the New Testament and in ancient Jewish writings. His main areas of interest include the study of Sacred Scripture, the Jewish roots of the Catholic faith, leading pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and fostering the reconciliation of Israel and the Church through the work of Catholics for Israel. Learn more at catholicsforisrael.com
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