Some helpful volumes on various aspects of Israel:
There would be at least three broad groups of books that can be mentioned when it comes to reading about Israel. They would be: ‘Israel and the Old Testament,’ ‘Israel and the Church,’ and ‘Israel Today’. There is some overlap between these three, but they are nonetheless somewhat distinct. Here I will briefly speak to each grouping and offer some recommended reading. All up, there are 120 volumes featured.
Israel and the Old Testament (60 books)
Those who know even just a little bit about what is covered in the 39 books of the Hebrew Bible will know that it is overwhelmingly the story of ancient Israel. We learn about the beginning of Israel way back in the first book of the Bible (the call of Abram in Genesis 12), and it extends right through to the prophetic book of Malachi.
So to read and study the Old Testament is to read and study Israel of old. And a whole array of volumes can be mentioned here, including OT histories, OT surveys, OT introductions, OT theologies, OT archaeology, OT commentaries, and so on.
Volumes featured here deal with how we are to understand the relationship between Israel and the church. Matters like supersessionism (fulfilment theology, or replacement theology); how the Old and New Testaments relate; and so on are discussed here. Some of the books do take a fulfillment position, while others critique it.
Aguzzi Steven, Israel, the Church, and Millenarianism: A Way Beyond Replacement Theology. Routeldge, 2019.
Berding, Kenneth and Jonathan Lunde, eds., Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Zondervan, 2008.
Bird, Michael and Scot McKnight, eds., God’s Israel and the Israel of God: Paul and Supersessionism. Lexham, 2023.
Blaising, Craig and Darrell Bock, eds., Dispensationalism, Israel and the Church. Zondervan, 1992.
Bock, Darrell and Mitch Glaser, eds., Israel, the Church, and the Middle East: A Biblical Response to the Current Conflict. Kregel, 2018.
Brand, Chad, ed., Perspectives on Israel and the Church: 4 Views. B&H, 2015.
Burge, Gary, Jesus and the Land: The New Testament Challenge to “Holy Land” Theology. Baker, 2010.
Compton, Jared and Andrew Naselli, eds., Three Views on Israel and the Church: Perspectives on Romans 9–11. Kre-gel, 2019.
Diprose, Ronald, Israel and the Church: The Origins and Effects of Replacement Theology. IVP, 2004.
Doukhan, Jacques, Israel and the Church: Two Voices for the Same God. Baker, 2000.
Feinberg, J, ed., Continuity and Discontinuity: Perspectives on the Relationship Between the Old and New Testaments. Crossway, 1988.
Glad, Benjamin, From Adam and Israel to the Church: A Biblical Theology of the People of God. IVP, 2019.
Holwerda, David, Jesus & Israel: One Covenant or Two? Eerdmans, 1995.
Horner, Barry, Eternal Israel. Wordsearch Academic, 2018.
Horner, Barry, Future Israel. B&H Academic, 2007.
House, H. Wayne, ed., Israel: The Land and the People: An Evangelical Affirmation of God’s Promises. Kregel, 1998.
Ice, Thomas, The Case for Zionism: Why Christians Should Support Israel. New Leaf Press, 2017.
Kaiser, Walter, The Promise-Plan of God. Zondervan, 1978, 2008.
Kinzer, Mark, Jerusalem Crucified, Jerusalem Risen: The Resurrected Messiah, the Jewish People, and the Land of Promise. Cascade Books, 2018.
McDermott, Gerald, Israel Matters: Why Christians Must Think Differently about the People and the Land. Brazos, 2017.
McDermott, Gerald, ed., The New Christian Zionism. IVP, 2016.
McDermott, Gerald, ed., Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Essays on the Relationship Between Christianity and Judaism. Lexham, 2021.
Porter, Stanley and Alan Kurschner, eds., The Future Restoration of Israel: A Response to Supersessionism. Pickwick, 2023.
Robertson, O. Palmer, The Israel of God. P&R, 2000.
Rudolph, David and Joel Willitts, eds., Introduction to Messianic Judaism: Its Ecclesial Context and Biblical Foundations. Zondervan, 2013.
Smith, Calvin, ed., The Jews, Modern Israel and the New Supersessionism (rev. and exp. ed.). King’s Divinity Press 2013.
Soulen, R. Kendall, The God of Israel and Christian Theology. Augsburg Fortress, 1996.
Tsarfati, Amir, Israel and the Church: An Israeli Examines God’s Unfolding Plans for His Chosen Peoples. Harvest Prophecy, 2021.
Vlach, Michael, Has the Church Replaced Israel? B&H, 2010.
Vlach, Michael, How Does Jesus Fulfill the Old Testament? Theological Studies Press, 2025.
The Future Restoration of Israel: A Response to Supersessionism (McMaster Biblical Studies Series)by Porter, Stanley E. (Editor), Kurschner, Alan E. (Editor)
Israel Today (30 books)
These books have to do with the modern state of Israel; its relationship to the surrounding Muslim/Arab world; Zionism; antisemitism; the Palestinian conflict; and related topics.
Acho, Emmanuel and Noa Tishby, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew. Simon Element, 2024.
Brown, Michael, Christian Antisemitism: Confronting the Lies in Today’s Church. Charisma House, 2021.
Brown, Michael, Our Hands are Stained with Blood: The Tragic Story of the Church and the Jewish People. Destiny House Publishers, 1992, 2019.
Chafets, Ze’ev, Double Vision: How the Press Distorts America’s View of the Middle East. William Morrow, 1985.
Dershowitz, Alan, The Case for Israel. John Wiley, 2003.
Dershowitz, Alan, Defending Israel. Hot Books, 2019, 2023.
Dershowitz, Alan, The Ten Big Anti-Israel Lies: And How to Refute Them with Truth. Skyhorse, 2024.
Frantzman, Seth, The October 7 War. Wicked Son, 2024.
Friedman, David, One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Humanix Books, 2024.
Gilder, George, The Israel Test. RVB, 2009.
Hammer, Josh, Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West. Radius Boog Group, 2025.
Journo, Elan, What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Post Hill Press, 2018, 2023.
Klein, Aaron, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Israel. Regnery, 2019.
Levy, Bernard-Henri, Israel Alone. Wicked Son, 2024.
Murray, Douglas, On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel, Hamas and the Future of the West. HarperCollins, 2025.
O’Neill, Brendan, After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation. Spiked, 2024.
Pipes, Daniel, Israel Victory: How Zionists Win Acceptance and Palestinians Get Liberated. Wicked Son, 2024.
Prager, Dennis and Joseph Telushkin, Why the Jews? The Reason for Antisemitism. Touchstone, 1983, 2025.
Ryvchin, Alex, The 7 Deadly Myths: Antisemitism from the Time of Christ to Kanye West. Academic Studies Press, 2023.
Ryvchin, Alex, Zionism: The Concise History. Connor Court, 2019.
Ryvchin, Alex, ed., The Anti-Israel Agenda: Inside the Political War on the Jewish State. Gefen Publishing, 2017.
Senor, Dan and Saul Singer, The Genius of Israel. Constable, 2023.
Sieff, Martin, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Middle East. Regnery, 2008.
Simon, Jake Wallis, Israelophobia. Constable, 2023.
Simon, Jake Wallis, Never Again: How the West Betrayed the Jews and Itself. Constable, 2025.
Smith, Mark, Israel Disarmed. Bombardier Books, 2024.
Spencer, Robert, Antisemitism: History and Myth. Bombardier Books, 2025.
Spencer, Robert, The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace. Bombardier Books, 2023.
Stern, Sol, A Century of Palestinian Rejectionism and Jew Hatred. Encounter Books, 2011.
Tishby, Noa, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth. Free Press, 2021.
Thanks Bill.
Just carefully perusing the titles and authors and indeed publishers, is a lesson in itself.
In these days the extremes of views about Israel have been shown, and sadly the popular thing seems to be to pick a camp and eshew nuance.
Many if not all of these writers developed their view over time and some have changed it.
I have kept an eye on Sam Shamoun somewhat over the years and he openly confesses that he favoured dispensational views, but not now.
Sadly he appears to have embedded himself in the supersessionist camp going by a recent discussion he had with a woman from a church that strongly preaches that the Jews are “God’s People” the “Chosen People”.
The scriptures that he used were well chosen and expertly presented, but he did not mention, let alone address Romans 9-11. Nor did he hint at the possibility that there may be some prophesies, Zionist sounding prophesies, that have not, or could not have been fulfilled yet.
I hope that he soon shows some nuance on this issue, indicating that the discussion was limited to challenging the woman; indeed the clip seems to be an extract. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP0aBnwjcFc
The title of one book stood out esp. to me on this issue;
“Porter, Stanley and Alan Kurschner, eds., The Future Restoration of Israel: A Response to Supersessionism. Pickwick, 2023.
The Amazon blurb sounds promising including the fact that there are a number of essays collected in the work.
“This volume is the most extensive of its kind as a major set of collected essays from a wide range of scholars on the question of the promises of God to Israel. These essays put forward the position that unconditional promises were given to Israel, which have not been fulfilled in the church or any other entity. At the consummation, there will be a continuing role for the Jews, realized through their national and territorial hope of a restored-redeemed Israel. This volume contains an eclectic group of contributors who have reached this position from various approaches to interpretation. The essays exhibit both positive argumentation and engagement with supersessionist literature.”
I think I might get it.
Thanks Bill.
Just carefully perusing the titles and authors and indeed publishers, is a lesson in itself.
In these days the extremes of views about Israel have been shown, and sadly the popular thing seems to be to pick a camp and eshew nuance.
Many if not all of these writers developed their view over time and some have changed it.
I have kept an eye on Sam Shamoun somewhat over the years and he openly confesses that he favoured dispensational views, but not now.
Sadly he appears to have embedded himself in the supersessionist camp going by a recent discussion he had with a woman from a church that strongly preaches that the Jews are “God’s People” the “Chosen People”.
The scriptures that he used were well chosen and expertly presented, but he did not mention, let alone address Romans 9-11. Nor did he hint at the possibility that there may be some prophesies, Zionist sounding prophesies, that have not, or could not have been fulfilled yet.
I hope that he soon shows some nuance on this issue, indicating that the discussion was limited to challenging the woman; indeed the clip seems to be an extract. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP0aBnwjcFc
The title of one book stood out esp. to me on this issue;
“Porter, Stanley and Alan Kurschner, eds., The Future Restoration of Israel: A Response to Supersessionism. Pickwick, 2023.
The Amazon blurb sounds promising including the fact that there are a number of essays collected in the work.
“This volume is the most extensive of its kind as a major set of collected essays from a wide range of scholars on the question of the promises of God to Israel. These essays put forward the position that unconditional promises were given to Israel, which have not been fulfilled in the church or any other entity. At the consummation, there will be a continuing role for the Jews, realized through their national and territorial hope of a restored-redeemed Israel. This volume contains an eclectic group of contributors who have reached this position from various approaches to interpretation. The essays exhibit both positive argumentation and engagement with supersessionist literature.”
I think I might get it.
Many thanks Bruce.