<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

Fulfillment in Continuity: The Orthodox Christian Theology of Biblical Israel

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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Concentrating on the Orthodox theology of biblical Israel within the context of fulfillment theology, the argument is that the early Church envisioned itself...

Fulfillment in Continuity: The Orthodox Christian Theology of Biblical Israel

Published Online: Aug 08, 2019

Page range: 209 - 236

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2019-0016

Keywords
Church, Israel, fulfillment, patristic, supersessionism, replacement, Orthodox, Judaism, Christianity, Liturgy

© 2019 Demetrios E. Tonias, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fulfillment in Continuity: The Orthodox Christian Theology of Biblical Israel

Published Online: Aug 08, 2019

Page range: 209 - 236

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2019-0016

KeywordsChurch, Israel, fulfillment, patristic, supersessionism, replacement, Orthodox, Judaism, Christianity, Liturgy

© 2019 Demetrios E. Tonias, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Church, Israel, fulfillment, patristic, supersessionism, replacement, Orthodox, Judaism, Christianity, Liturgy