What follows is a prototype lesson for the new JCS program. This presentation would replace previous audio lectures, but students would still be provided with course notes and written lectures as part of each of the eight modules.
Note that this is an unfinished lesson meant to show some of the capabilities of Genially. Please report any questions or suggestions to ruben.gomez@kingsdivinity.org
Israel and the Church: Bible and Theology
There can be no question of God's having finally rejected the people of his choice —he would then have to reject his own election ([Romans] 11.29)—and of his then having sought out instead another people, the church. Israel's promises remain Israel's promises. They have not been transferred to the church. Nor does the church push Israel out of its place in the divine history. In the perspective of the gospel, Israel has by no means become 'like all the nations'.
—Jürgen Moltmann, The Way of Jesus Christ.
Consider this quote and think about the implications of Israel's singularity. If Moltmann is right, then how are we to explain the ongoing existence of Israel (i.e., the Jewish people) alongside the Church even after a majority of Jews said 'no' to Jesus the Messiah?
Israel and the Church: Bible and Theology
In this lecture, we will focus on the important concept of supersessionism. We will attempt to define it and see how it can be best approached. Then, we will describe the different types of supersessionism. Finally, we will explain why it is such an important area of study and show some of its wide-ranging implications.
Before we go any further, take a look at this pdf file , where Michael Vlach offers a general intro to superssesionism, also known as replacement theology.
Now, watch this video clip, where Gerald McDermott talks about replacement theology and some of the biblical passages used to back it up.
What is "supersessionism"?
“the longstanding point of view of Christians that they have replaced the Jews as God’s people because of the Jews’ rejection of Jesus Christ” (Boys, 1993)
“the replacement of the Jews by the church in the wake of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth” (Phelan, 2022)
“traditional Christian claims that the church has replaced Israel in the divine purposes and has inherited all that was positive in Israel’s tradition” (Donaldson, 2016)
“the influential idea that Christians (the people of ‘the new covenant’) have replaced Jews (the people of the ‘old covenant’) as the people of God” (Svartvik, 2011)
“an inadequate or problematic account of the church’s relationship to the Jewish people, according to which the church has taken the place of the Jewish people as the people of God, and God’s former covenant with the Jews is now discarded or discontinued” (Soulen, 2019)
“the belief that the Jews are no longer God’s elect people” (Soulen, 2022)
Which one of these definitions makes more sense to you and why?
Different Approaches
The place ofGod as covenant-maker
The Covenantal Question
The place ofIsrael in the history of redemption
The Eschatological Question
Types according to cause and result
Types according to degree
Types according to object replaced
Why worry about supersessionism?
Implications of supersessionism
Pros and cons of supersessionism
Now it is your turn to write down your thoughts about this lesson. Send your tutor a 500-word essay on how you think the subject of supersessionism should be tackled in the context of a local church. There is no right or wrong answer.
Please don't forget to send your feedback through this short form.
Variations in Supersessionism
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Created on February 24, 2024
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What follows is a prototype lesson for the new JCS program. This presentation would replace previous audio lectures, but students would still be provided with course notes and written lectures as part of each of the eight modules.
Note that this is an unfinished lesson meant to show some of the capabilities of Genially. Please report any questions or suggestions to ruben.gomez@kingsdivinity.org
Israel and the Church: Bible and Theology
There can be no question of God's having finally rejected the people of his choice —he would then have to reject his own election ([Romans] 11.29)—and of his then having sought out instead another people, the church. Israel's promises remain Israel's promises. They have not been transferred to the church. Nor does the church push Israel out of its place in the divine history. In the perspective of the gospel, Israel has by no means become 'like all the nations'.
—Jürgen Moltmann, The Way of Jesus Christ.
Consider this quote and think about the implications of Israel's singularity. If Moltmann is right, then how are we to explain the ongoing existence of Israel (i.e., the Jewish people) alongside the Church even after a majority of Jews said 'no' to Jesus the Messiah?
Israel and the Church: Bible and Theology
In this lecture, we will focus on the important concept of supersessionism. We will attempt to define it and see how it can be best approached. Then, we will describe the different types of supersessionism. Finally, we will explain why it is such an important area of study and show some of its wide-ranging implications.
Before we go any further, take a look at this pdf file , where Michael Vlach offers a general intro to superssesionism, also known as replacement theology.
Now, watch this video clip, where Gerald McDermott talks about replacement theology and some of the biblical passages used to back it up.
What is "supersessionism"?
“the longstanding point of view of Christians that they have replaced the Jews as God’s people because of the Jews’ rejection of Jesus Christ” (Boys, 1993)
“the replacement of the Jews by the church in the wake of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth” (Phelan, 2022)
“traditional Christian claims that the church has replaced Israel in the divine purposes and has inherited all that was positive in Israel’s tradition” (Donaldson, 2016)
“the influential idea that Christians (the people of ‘the new covenant’) have replaced Jews (the people of the ‘old covenant’) as the people of God” (Svartvik, 2011)
“an inadequate or problematic account of the church’s relationship to the Jewish people, according to which the church has taken the place of the Jewish people as the people of God, and God’s former covenant with the Jews is now discarded or discontinued” (Soulen, 2019)
“the belief that the Jews are no longer God’s elect people” (Soulen, 2022)
Which one of these definitions makes more sense to you and why?
Different Approaches
The place ofGod as covenant-maker
The Covenantal Question
The place ofIsrael in the history of redemption
The Eschatological Question
Types according to cause and result
Types according to degree
Types according to object replaced
Why worry about supersessionism?
Implications of supersessionism
Pros and cons of supersessionism
Now it is your turn to write down your thoughts about this lesson. Send your tutor a 500-word essay on how you think the subject of supersessionism should be tackled in the context of a local church. There is no right or wrong answer.
Please don't forget to send your feedback through this short form.