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The SkyePod · July 10 · 31 min

Christian Zionism

Historian Daniel G. Hummel joins Skye Jethani to talk about the changing relationship between American evangelicals and Israel. Driven by a particular view of the end times, Hummel explains the origin of evangelical support for the modern state of Israel, and why current events are testing that commitment. They also examine influential media voices, like Tucker Carlson, who are aggressively pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories and half-truths about the origins of Christian Zionism. 0:07 - Theme Song 6:54 - Secularism and Zionism 12:03 - Dispensationalism 19:29 - Israel and Blessings 22:02 - Controlling God 27:56 - Carlson's Anti-semetic Anti-zionism 30:33 - End Credits CT's article on Tucker Carlson and the Scofield Bible: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/06/what-tucker-carlson-got-wrong-cyrus-scofield-christian-zionism/

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Historian Daniel G. Hummel joins Skye Jethani to talk about the changing relationship between American evangelicals and Israel. Driven by a particular view of the end times, Hummel explains the origin of evangelical support for the modern state of Israel, and why current events are testing that commitment. They also examine influential media voices, like Tucker Carlson, who are aggressively pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories and half-truths about the origins of Christian Zionism.

0:07 - Theme Song

6:54 - Secularism and Zionism

12:03 - Dispensationalism

19:29 - Israel and Blessings

22:02 - Controlling God

27:56 - Carlson's Anti-semetic Anti-zionism

30:33 - End Credits

CT's article on Tucker Carlson and the Scofield Bible:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/06/what-tucker-carlson-got-wrong-cyrus-scofield-christian-zionism/

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