Learning Messiah

Edjan Westerman

ISBN 10: 1532654251 / ISBN 13: 9781532654251

Published by Wipf And Stock Sep 2018, 2018

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Israel's election, calling, and history make up a big part of Scripture. It could be said that they belong to the ''DNA of the Bible.'' But why is it then that the Christian narrative about the Messiah, Israel, and the nations, often seemed to have and sometimes even still has a different ''genetic structure'' Does Israel--together with its election and promises--leave God's stage through a side door, when Jesus appears on stage Does a changing of roles take place, within a different story Does the Messiah function within it as some kind of ''black hole'' in which the eternal election and calling of Israel disappear How do we read God's way The Holocaust made us realize that our de-Jew-ized reading and preaching of Scripture contributed in various ways to this catastrophe.And we find ourselves confronted by the question: How does the narrative of the Bible then look when the whole of Scripture plays a decisive role, and the faithfulness of God toward Israel stays in the center This book presents an answer to these questions, calling us to learn to read God's way anew, and to walk in it. 434 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning Messiah
• Publisher: Wipf And Stock Sep 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1532654251
• ISBN 13: 9781532654251
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 178H x 23D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 178 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 811 grams

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Synopsis

Israel’s election, calling, and history make up a big part of Scripture. It could be said that they belong to the “DNA of the Bible.” But why is it then that the Christian narrative about the Messiah, Israel, and the nations, often seemed to have and sometimes even still has a different “genetic structure”?
Does Israel—together with its election and promises—leave God’s stage through a side door, when Jesus appears on stage? Does a changing of roles take place, within a different story? Does the Messiah function within it as some kind of “black hole” in which the eternal election and calling of Israel disappear?
How do we read God’s way?
The Holocaust made us realize that our de-Jew-ized reading and preaching of Scripture contributed in various ways to this catastrophe.
And we find ourselves confronted by the question: How does the narrative of the Bible then look when the whole of Scripture plays a decisive role, and the faithfulness of God toward Israel stays in the center?
This book presents an answer to these questions, calling us to learn to read God’s way anew, and to walk in it.

About the Author

Edjan Westerman studied at the Theological Faculty of the Free University, Amsterdam (Old and New Testament). Following a period as a staff worker for the Dutch branch of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, he served as a pastor within the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. The Dutch edition of Learning Messiah appeared in 2015, and was welcomed by a broad readership from all denominations. To find out more, also visit www.learningmessiah.com.