Fulfillment in Continuity: The Orthodox Christian Theology of Biblical Israel

Concentrating on the Orthodox theology of biblical Israel within the context of fulfillment theology, the argument is that the early Church envisioned itself as the continuation of Israel of the Jewish Bible rather than its replacement. In the author's view, the current understanding of the dis...

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Published in:Review of ecumenical studies, Sibiu
Main Author: Tonias, Demetrios E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2019]
In: Review of ecumenical studies, Sibiu
IxTheo Classification:CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
HB Old Testament
HC New Testament
NBN Ecclesiology
Further subjects:B Fulfillment
B Church
B Orthodox
B Supersessionism
B Judaism
B Patristic
B Liturgy
B Replacement
B Christianity
B Israel
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Summary:Concentrating on the Orthodox theology of biblical Israel within the context of fulfillment theology, the argument is that the early Church envisioned itself as the continuation of Israel of the Jewish Bible rather than its replacement. In the author's view, the current understanding of the distinction between replacement and fulfillment theology, the early Christian theological conception of the Church as Israel, and the ways in which both contemporaneous pagans and Jews viewed the nascent Christian faith support this assertion.
ISSN:2359-8107
Contains:Enthalten in: Review of ecumenical studies, Sibiu
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2478/ress-2019-0016