Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
One of Christianity’s perennial debates is whether the Church has taken on the role of Old Testament Israel. In this episode, we examine the use of the term “replacement theology,” review historical examples of replacement language, and explore the key issues at the heart of the discussion.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
03:18 Sources that Use Replacement Language
10:53 Defining Supersessionism
13:22 Punitive Supersessionism
16:25 Economic Supersessionism
19:26 Structural Supersessionism
21:46 Summary of Supersessionism Views
23:48 Question 1: With whom did God make the Abrahamic covenant?
30:46 Question 2: What are the promises within the Abrahamic covenant?
52:48 Question 3: Was the Abrahamic covenant operative during disobedience?
59:47 Question 4: When did God stop dealing with Israel as a nation?
01:04:35 Summary Thoughts
Helpful Links to Study More:
Vlach’s Video on the Seed of Abraham: youtube.com/watch?v=jpne06TuOJI
Vlach’s Article on Supersessionism: petergoeman.com/papers/vlach_various_forms_of_replacement_theology.pdf
Vlach’s Book: Has the Church Replaced Israel? amazon.com/dp/0805449728
Shepherds Theological Seminary (where Peter Goeman teaches): https://shepherds.edu/
The Bible Sojourner Audio podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-bible-sojourner
More About The Bible Sojourner Host, Peter Goeman: petergoeman.com
One of Christianity’s perennial debates is whether the Church has taken on the role of Old Testament Israel. In this episode, we examine the use of the term “replacement theology,” review historical examples of replacement language, and explore the key issues at the heart of the discussion.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
03:18 Sources that Use Replacement Language
10:53 Defining Supersessionism
13:22 Punitive Supersessionism
16:25 Economic Supersessionism
19:26 Structural Supersessionism
21:46 Summary of Supersessionism Views
23:48 Question 1: With whom did God make the Abrahamic covenant?
30:46 Question 2: What are the promises within the Abrahamic covenant?
52:48 Question 3: Was the Abrahamic covenant operative during disobedience?
59:47 Question 4: When did God stop dealing with Israel as a nation?
01:04:35 Summary Thoughts
Helpful Links to Study More:
Vlach’s Video on the Seed of Abraham: youtube.com/watch?v=jpne06TuOJI
Vlach’s Article on Supersessionism: petergoeman.com/papers/vlach_various_forms_of_replacement_theology.pdf
Vlach’s Book: Has the Church Replaced Israel? amazon.com/dp/0805449728
Shepherds Theological Seminary (where Peter Goeman teaches): https://shepherds.edu/
The Bible Sojourner Audio podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-bible-sojourner
More About The Bible Sojourner Host, Peter Goeman: petergoeman.com
