Introduction to Messianic Judaism: Its Ecclesial Context and Biblical Foundations: Edited by David Rudolph and Joel Willitts. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, forthcoming 2013.
Introduction to Messianic Judaism: Its Ecclesial Context and Biblical Foundations (2013) is a book by David J. Rudolph.
Abstract
Introduction to Messianic Judaism provides a description of what the Messianic Jewish community looks like today at its center and on its margins. The first section of the book traces the ecclesial contours of the community, providing a socio-historical and theological snapshot of the community's origins, where it is presently and where it is heading. Alongside these chapters, the book also includes a number of essays on biblical and theological issues central to the identity and legitimacy of Messianic Judaism.
The twelve contributors to the first part of the book are recognized leaders in the Messianic Jewish community. They work with various organizations, including the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC), the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA), the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues (IAMCS), the Messianic Jewish Rabbinical Council (MJRC), Tikkun International, Chosen People Ministries (CPM), Messianic Jewish Theological Institute (MJTI), Israel College of the Bible (ICB) and the New School for Jewish Studies. Fourteen scholars from a wide spectrum of Christian backgrounds have written essays for the second part of the book. Their participation signals a growing academic and ecclesial interest in Messianic Judaism. Since the 1970s, a sea change has taken place in New Testament studies that has far-reaching implications for how the church evaluates Messianic Judaism. A broad reassessment of the New Testament writers’ view of Judaism has occurred since the publication of E. P. Sanders’s seminal work Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977), and this reevaluation continues unabated. The contributors to the second part of Introduction to Messianic Judaism draw from this recent scholarship and demonstrate how post-supersessionist interpretation of the New Testament results in readings of the biblical text that are consistent with Messianic Judaism. The final section of the book is written by Joel Willitts who provides a summary and synthesis of the essays, explaining how they shed light on the ecclesial context and biblical foundations of Messianic Judaism.
Editions
Published in Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2013.
Table of contents
Introduction (David Rudolph)
PART ONE: THE MESSIANIC JEWISH COMMUNITY
- 1. Messianic Judaism in Antiquity and the Modern Era (David Rudolph)
- 2. Messianic Jewish Synagogues (David Rudolph and Elliot Klayman)
- 3. Messianic Jewish Worship and Prayer (Seth Klayman)
- 4. Messianic Jews and Scripture (Carl Kinbar)
- 5. Messianic Jews and Jewish Tradition (Carl Kinbar)
- 6. Messianic Jewish Ethics (Russ Resnik)
- 7. Messianic Jewish Outreach (Stuart Dauermann)
- 8. Messianic Judaism and Women (Rachel Wolf)
- 9. Messianic Jews in the Land of Israel (Akiva Cohen)
- 10. Messianic Jewish National Organizations (Mitch Glaser)
- 11. Messianic Jews and the Jewish World (Mark Kinzer)
- 12. Messianic Jews and the Gentile Christian World (Daniel C. Juster)
- 13. Messianic Jews and Jewish-Christian Dialogue (Jennifer M. Rosner)
PART TWO: THE CHURCH AND MESSIANIC JUDAISM
- 14. Matthew’s Christian-Jewish Community (Daniel Harrington)
- 15. The Restoration of Israel in Luke-Acts (Darrell Bock)
- 16. James and the Jerusalem Council Decision (Richard Bauckham)
- 17. Interdependence and Mutual Blessing in the Church (Craig Keener)
- 18. The Relationship Between Israel and the Church (William S. Campbell)
- 19. The Redemption of Israel for the Sake of the Gentiles (Scott Hafemann)
- 20. Paul’s Rule in All the Ekklēsiai (Anders Runesson)
- 21. Equality in the Church (Justin Hardin)
- 22. The Supersession and Superfluity of the Law? Another Look at Galatians (Todd Wilson)
- 23. The Bride of Messiah and the Israel-ness of the New Heavens and New Earth (Joel Willitts)
- 24. Mission-Commitment in Second Temple Judaism and the New Testament (John Dickson)
- 25. The Son of David and the Gospel (Markus Bockmuehl)
- 26. Jewish Priority, Election and the Gospel (Douglas Harink)
- 27. The Standard Canonical Narrative and the Problem of Supersessionism (R. Kendall Soulen)
PART THREE: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
- 28. Summary of the Chapters (Joel Willitts)
- Conclusion (Joel Willitts)
- Subject Index
- Index of Ancient Sources