In the wake of the Holocaust, a number of influential scholars argue for a -bi-covenantal- or -two-covenant- approach to Paul s view of Israel and the Gentiles. They maintain that Israel has always been right with God apart from Jesus Christ, and that the death of Jesus is salvifically relevant only for the Gentiles. Through Him the Gentiles can receive the same blessings the Jewish people possess by virtue of the Law of Moses. The Sonderweg proponents argue that the Jewish people need Jesus, but the future conversion of all Israel mentioned in Romans 11:25-27 takes place when the Lord...
In the wake of the Holocaust, a number of influential scholars argue for a -bi-covenantal- or -two-covenant- approach to Paul s view of Israel and the...