Did Paul Call the Jewish People God’s Enemies in Romans 11:28?

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Did Paul call the Jewish people “God’s enemies” in Romans 11:28?

In this episode of Journey with the Jewish Paul, Ryan Lambert looks closely at one of the most misunderstood verses in the New Testament — a verse that has often been used to justify Christian hostility toward the Jewish people.

We explore:

*why some English translations say “enemies of God”

*how the Greek text actually works

*why Paul also calls the same Jewish people “beloved”

*why Paul saw Jewish unbelief as temporary, not permanent

*what this means for Jewish–Christian relations today

And we ask a vital question:

What if Romans 11:28 has been mistranslated and misused?

This matters not just for accurate Bible reading, but because antisemitism is rising globally, and Paul’s words have too often been weaponized to support it. In this episode, we show why Paul never declared the Jewish people “enemies of God”…and why their calling remains irrevocable.

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