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Jesus and Israel: One Covenant or Two? » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Jesus and Israel: One Covenant or Two? by David E. Holwerda

Authors: David E. E. Holwerda
ISBN-13: 9780802806857, ISBN-10: 0802806856
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Date Published: January 1995
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: David E. Holwerda

Book Synopsis

Revisiting the important topic of covenant fulfillment, Reformed theologian David Holwerda argues that God's promises to Old Testament Israel cannot be understood apart from Jesus Christ. Based on careful exposition of key New Testament texts—including a significant in-depth study of Romans 9-11—in dialogue with a wide variety of interpreters and theologians, Holwerda maintains that the Old Testament promises of God find their complete fulfillment in Jesus Christ and the church.

Librarian's World

An outstanding evangelical study, this book is a careful, thorough, and conciliatory analysis of the relationship between Judaism and Christianity that counteracts the view of many theologians today that both faiths are equally valid, or even that they are two among many valid religions. Clearly written and logically argued, this book would make an excellent addition to libraries where church members have contacts with Jewish people.

	Preface
I	Jesus and Israel in the Twentieth Century	1
	A Dramatic Change	2
	Challenges in Jewish-Christian Dialogue	6
	Three Theological Responses	10
	Issues in Post-Holocaust Theology	18
II	Jesus and Israel: A Question of Identity	27
	A Genealogical Answer	31
	A Geographical Answer	36
	An Answer from Heaven	42
	A Wilderness Answer	44
	Promises Fulfilled	48
	Rejection and Election	53
III	Jesus and the Temple: A Question of Essence	59
	The Temple in the Old Testament and Judaism	61
	Jesus and the Temple	67
	Jesus and Ezekiel's Temple of Glory	74
	The Temple as Community	80
	Can Both Be True?	82
IV	Jesus and the Land: A Question of Time and Place	85
	The Land: An Irrevocable Promise	88
	The Land: A Conditional Possession	90
	The Land: Lost and Promised Again	93
	The Land, the City, and the Earth	96
	The Land: After Exile	99
	The Land: A New Testament Perspective	101
	The City: New Testament Fulfillment	106
V	Jesus and the Law: A Question of Fulfillment	113
	Law and Grace in the Gospel of Matthew	114
	The Law in the Age of Fulfillment	120
	The World's Foundations: The Law as an Impetus to Mission	137
VI	A Future for Jewish Israel?	147
	A Variety of Answers	148
	Understanding Paul's Anguish	151
	Understanding Paul's Answer: Romans 9 and 10	154
	Understanding Paul's Answer: Romans 11	163
VII	Universal and Particular Fulfillment?	177
	Index of Authors	185
	Index of Scripture References	188