# Christian Zionism, Scofield, and the Claims JD Hall Got Wrong (Ep 235)

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Podcast: [The Bible Sojourner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bible-sojourner-1122307)
Published: 2026-06-26T20:00:01+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Peter Goeman reviews Tucker Carlson’s interview with JD Hall on Christian Zionism, dispensationalism, Scofield, and Israel. Peter evaluates the major biblical and historical claims made in the interview, including the definition of Zionism, Genesis 12:3, Galatians 3, Darby, the Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford University Press, the Balfour Declaration, and claims about Ottoman treatment of Christians. Time Stamps 00:00 — Introduction: why review Tucker Carlson’s interview with JD Hall 06:55 — The missing definition of Zionism and Christian Zionism 10:36 — Genesis 12:3 and what it means to “bless Israel” 16:41 — Fact-checking the claimed Zionist homeland options 22:04 — What dispensationalism is—and what JD Hall gets wrong 29:26 — Covenant theology, dispensationalism, and church history 40:38 — Galatians 3, Abraham’s promise, and ethnic Israel 43:24 — Does “God shows no partiality” disprove Israel’s special role? 48:26 — Isaiah 19, Egypt, Assyria, and God’s plan for the nations 55:13 — Scofield, Oxford, funding claims, and the Balfour Declaration 01:13:27 — Ottoman claims, church taxation, and Raymond Ibrahim’s response Links mentioned: Tucker Carlson interview with JD Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN36yhie2_c Raymond Ibrahim’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJQpKbgVgh8 Raymond Ibrahim’s written response: https://raymondibrahim.substack.com/p/were-muslims-very-kind-to-christians Are Gentiles the True Israel in Galatians 3? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXPZJV2c0lA If you have found the podcast helpful, consider ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leaving a review on Itunes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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