Title: Grafted In
Author: D. Tomas Lancaster
Pages: 190
Year: 2009
Publisher: First Fruits of Zion
My rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Want to think outside the box? Do you want to gain a different perspective?
Grafted In by D. Thomas Lancaster is a thought-provoking book that explores the Scriptures regarding how Gentiles are grafted into the olive tree of Israel. There are chapters exploring the mystery of the gospel as Paul wrote, or how God spoke at Sinai. Throughout the book there are places where the original language is compared to transliteration and what the consequences have been throughout time. The author attempts to help people understand the Scriptures and its writers from their Jewish world. In the book, Daniel Lancaster explores and explains the role of Israel and the Gentiles coming together but not replacing the God-created order.
One section of the book I found fascinating was how Jewish understanding made baptism more meaningful to me. Another section of the book shares how Jesus came to Israel and the lost sheep to save them, and then expands that to how Gentiles come into the same fold. I learned how special Israel is to God’s heart and how Gentiles have a role too. One without the other isn’t possible. There are some things the author shares I either didn’t understand and need to investigate further or had questions that I would like answered. But the book is a great place to begin allowing God to stretch your understanding of Him and what He is doing today.
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not as good as the original, "The Mystery of the Gospel"