Postmissionary Messianic Judaism

Redefining Christian Engagement with the Jewish People

Mark S. Kinzer

• Publisher: Brazos Press
• Year: 2005
• Print ISBN: 9781587431524
• eBook ISBN: 9781441239105
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Jewish Theology

In recent years, a new form of Messianic Judaism has emerged that has the potential to serve as a bridge between Jews and Christians. Giving voice to this movement, Mark Kinzer makes a case for nonsupersessionist Christianity. He argues that the election of Israel is irrevocable, that Messianic Jews should honor the covenantal obligations of Israel, and that rabbinic Judaism should be viewed as a movement employed by God to preserve the distinctive calling of the Jewish people.

Though this book will be of interest to Jewish readers, it is written primarily for Christians who recognize the need for a constructive relationship to the Jewish people that neither denies the role of Jesus the Messiah nor diminishes the importance of God's covenant with the Jews.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Ecclesiology and Biblical Interpretation
• 2. The New Testament and Jewish Practice
• 3. The New Testament and the Jewish People
• 4. Bilateral Ecclesiology in Solidarity with Israel
• 5. The Christian No to Israel—Christian Supersessionism and Jewish Practice
• 6. Jewish Tradition and the Christological Test
• 7. Jewish Tradition and the Biblical Test
• 8. From Missionary to Postmissionary Messianic Judaism
• 9. Healing the Schism
• Name Index
• Scripture Index
• Notes