Israel And The Church: The Origins And Effects Of Replacement Theology

Israel And The Church: The Origins And Effects Of Replacement Theology

Product Description Modern Israel and its relations with its Arab neighbors has been conspicuously in the daily news ever since World War II. Until that time, the concept of Israel and a continuing Jewish people had been hovering in the distant background of Christian thought and doctrine since the post-apostolic era. In this important work, Dr. Diprose demonstrates the uniqueness of Israel and its special place in the divine plan. By carefully reviewing relevant New Testament and post-apostolic writings, the author traces the origin and development of Replacement Theology?the concept that the Church has completely and permanently replaced ethnic Israel in the outworking of Gods plan throughout history?challenging its origin and role in the development of Christian thought on the future of ethnic Israel. Review Ronald E. Diproses book is an extremely important and timely contribution to the understanding of Israels place in Gods redemptive purpose. -- Dr. Peter Beyerhaus, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tabingen About the Author RONALD E. DIPROSE has an MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL and a Ph.D. from the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Louvain, Belgium. He is Academic Dean at the Insituto Biblico Evangelico Italiano, Rome, Editor of the theological journal Lux Bibilca, and author of numerous publications and articles in the Italian language.