Understanding the Deceptive Ancient Roots of Kabbalistic Thought - Dr. Brian Crawford
Understanding the Deceptive Ancient Roots of Kabbalistic Thought - Dr. Brian Crawford  
Podcast: The Counter Culture Mom Show with Tina Griffin
Published On: Wed Mar 18 2026
Description: For centuries, many rabbis have denied the deity of Jesus Christ. Why do so many Jewish people refuse to accept the Gospel and affirm Christ’s sacrifice on the cross as both God and Savior? Dr. Brian Crawford has the answers to these complex questions. Brian is the director of digital evangelism for Chosen People Ministries and the author of The Scandal of a Divine Messiah: A Response to Maimonidean and Kabbalistic Challenges to the Incarnation. He explains the roots of these two separate schools of Jewish thought, with particular details about Jewish Kabbalistic philosophy, which is ultimately rooted in the mystery religions of ancient Greece, Egypt, and a slurry of varied beliefs. Brian provides loving counterpoints to these misled beliefs about the Bible and educates Christians on how to share the Gospel with their lost Jewish brothers and sisters. TAKEAWAYS Religious practicing Jews are unaware of the Greek and pagan origins of Kabbalah Kabbalah is a form of Jewish mysticism and they believe all beings are god in the flesh, and that all things in the universe are divine Kabbalah originated with ancient Jewish philosophers, and later became mixed with Gnosticism and mystery religions Kabbalists are universalists, meaning they believe everything will be saved and made whole, regardless of what people believe 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Donate to Counter Culture Ministries: https://bit.ly/4tUHZoU The Scandal of a Divine Messiah Book trailer: https://bit.ly/3MOQX6y 🔗 CONNECT WITH DR. BRIAN CRAWFORD Website: https://brianjcrawford.com/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/3NyszX5 YouTube: https://bit.ly/4rqy5Ji 📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY WAVwatch (get 15% off with code TINA): https://wavwatch.com/tina Tiny Revival (get 10% off with code TINA): https://tinyrevival.com/TINA Capstone Legacy Foundation: https://capstonelegacy.org/ Waveguard (get 20% off with code TINA): https://waveguard.com/tina 🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom 📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://theccmshow.lightcast.com/ 📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM 💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2024 Recap & 2025 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/