<transcy>Israel in the development of Christian thought (Israël dans le développement de la pensée chrétienne)</transcy>
Author
Ronald E. Diprose received an MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, USA, and a doctorate in theology from the Faculty of Evangelical Theology, Leuven, Belgium. He is Academic Dean of the Istituto Biblico Evangelico Italiano, Rome and editor of the theological journal Lux Biblica as well as the author of numerous publications and articles in Italian.
Recommendations
“Ronald E. Diprose’s essay is very important and timely; it is a contribution to understanding Israel's place in God’s redemptive plan for mankind. »
- Dr Peter Beyerhaus, professor emeritus, University of Tubingen
“Ronald Diprose’s thesis demonstrates that essential areas of Christian doctrine were founded on the Church’s attitude towards Israel. But tragically for the Jewish people and for traditional Christian theology, Israel's crucial role has not been systematically, publicly and generally highlighted. »
- Dr Donald Tinder, Professor, Faculty of Evangelical Theology, Leuven, Belgium, Academic Dean, Tyndale Theological Seminary, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
“Ronald Diprose presents us with a fascinating study of the negative and false attitudes adopted by Christian churches towards Israel over the centuries. Serious and balanced, this work contributes an important material for what has long been lacking: a biblical and evangelical theology of Israel ”.
- Jean Stauffacher, president, professor, Institut Biblique Pastoral Baptiste, Algrange, ( Moselle) France
“Professor Diprose’s masterpiece is hotly relevant to the current confusion over the existence and future of Israel. This masterful didactic work corrects eschatological interpretations in Christendom. "
- Scott McCarty, co-founder of the CIFEM Institute, Grenoble, author, pioneer evangelist
Table of contents
Foreword
Author's preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter One - A UNIQUE PEOPLE
A. Israel in the Old Testament
1. The Origin of Israel
2. A Nation Set Apart
3. Israel’s survival
B. New Testament testimony to the oneness of Israel
1. The Problem With Israel's Disbelief
2. The Foundation of Israel's Oneness: Election in Romans 9-11
a. "Enemies as far as the gospel is concerned" and yet "elect" (11.28-29)
b. What Paul Teaches in Romans 9 Regarding the Election of Israel
c. What Paul teaches in Romans 11 regarding the election of Israel
C. The testimony of history from the year 70 to the present day
D. Israel’s Place in God's Plan
E. Conclusion
Chapter two - REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT
A. The current debate
B. The New Testament and the present status of the Jewish people
1. New Testament passages supposedly favorable to replacement theology
John 8.30-59
Matthew 21.42-44
Acts 15.1-18
Galatians 3.26-29; 6.16
Ephesians 2.11-22
Hebrews 8.1-13
1 Peter 2.4-10
Philippians 3.4-9 and 1 Thessalonians 2.15-16
2. Passages that seem to exclude replacement theology
a. Romans 9-11
b. Other New Testament evidence
C. Evaluation
Chapter three - THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY IN THE POST-APOSTOLIC ERA
A. The Example of History
B. Replacement theology in ancient Christian writings
1. The Epistle of Barnabas: The disinheritance of Israel
2. The Letter To Diognetus: Is the Old Testament Canonical?
3. The Writings of Justin Martyr: The Church is "the True Israelite Race"
4. Irenaeus: Adversus Haereses: God's promises to Israel are for the Church
5. Against the Jews, from Tertullian: Israel must serve the Church
6. The Contribution of Origin: Material Israel and Spiritual Israel 93
C. The main men who shaped Christian thought and practice
1. Ambrose and Augustine
2. John Chrysostom (347-407)
3. Cyril of Alexandria (c. 370-444)
4. Pope Gregory I (540-604)
5. Emperor Constantine and Canon Law
D. Conclusion
Chapter Four - REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY AND ECCLESIOLOGY
A. Introduction
B. The New Testament teaching concerning the structure of the Church and the nature of Christian ministry
C. Different opinions regarding the reasons for subsequent developments in ecclesiology
D. Replacement Theology and Developments in Concepts of Church Structure and Ministry
1. Towards the end of the first century
2. In the Epistles of Ignatius
3. In the pseudonym 2 Clément
4. In Dialogue with Tryphon, the Jew, by Justin Martyr
5. Adversus Haereses, of Irenaeus
6. In Tertullian's writings
7. In the writings of Origin
E. The eclipse of the Old Catholic Church
1. Cyprien (c. 200-258)
2. Emperor Constantine
a. Constantine’s contribution to the development of Christian anti-Semitism
b. Constantine's influence on the development of ecclesiology
F. Replacement theology in the Catecheses of Cyril of Jerusalem
G. The post-reformation times
H. Conclusion
Chapter Five - REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY AND ESCATOLOGY
A. The importance of eschatology
B. New Testament evidence
1. General proof
2. The Future of Israel After Romans 11
C. Israel and eschatology in early Christian theology
1. Millennialism
2. The Eschatology of Origin
3. Millennialism after Origen
D. Augustine's Doctrine Concerning Israel, the Church, and the Kingdom of Christ
1. Augustine's teaching on ethnic Israel
2. From a future millennium to the reign of Christ in the Church
E. Some consequences of the Augustinian ecclesiastical conception of the kingdom of Christ
1. A triumphant medieval theocracy
2. The Defeat of the Iconoclasts
F. Conclusion
Chapter Six - LESSONS FOR CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
A. Summary of our findings
B. The principles that emerge from our study
1. Refusal or neglect to give serious thought to Israel in light of all the relevant biblical data has serious consequences for all of Christian theology
2. Christian theology must be based on sound hermeneutical principles, which presupposes an essential relationship between the Church and Israel
C. The implications for Christian theology
Appendix One - A MINORITY EVANGELICAL POINT OF VIEW: THE RESTORATION AND SALVATION OF ISRAEL
A. Back to Scripture
B. Puritan eschatology and the Jewish people
1. The first generations of Protestant reformers
2. The Puritans
C. Evangelical eschatology and the Christian mission to the Jews in the 19th and 20th centuries
1. Eschatological ferments and the beginnings of the mission in favor of the Jews in modern times
2. The Jewish people and eschatology in the early history of the Brothers
a. Anthony Norris Groves and the Jews
b. Israel in the eschatology of John Nelson Darby
c. Carlo Antonio Zanini: a model for the contemporary Church
3. The reasons for Christian witness to the Jewish people
a. Eschatology and Mission in the Thought of John Wilkinson
b. The goals of the Ministry of the Church to the Jews (CMJ)
c. Other evangelical organizations that work among the Jews
D. Conclusion
Appendix two - ISRAEL AND CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY: SOME CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW MAJORITY DESIGN
A. Introduction
B. In the wake of tragedy
C. The Effects of the Majority New Concept on Christology
D. The effects of the new majority conception on soteriology and missiology
E. The new majority conception and hermeneutics
F. Conclusion
Bibliography
Details
Original title : ISRAEL in the development of christian thought
Author : Ronald E. Diprose
Publisher : La Joie de l'Éternel
ISBN : 978-2-904361-074
Publication : 2004
Pages : 255 < br> Dimensions : 13.5 x 21 cm
Format : paperback
Weight : 320 g