Israel and the Church

<P>Modern Israel and its relations with its Arab neighbors has been conspicuously in the daily news ever since World War II. Until that time the concept of Israel and a continuing Jewish people had been hovering in the distant background of Christian thought and doctrine since the post-apostolic era. In this important work Dr. Diprose demonstrates the uniqueness of Israel and its special place in the divine plan. </P><P>By carefully reviewing relevant New Testament and post-apostolic writings the author traces the origin and development of Replacement Theology-the concept that the Church has completely and permanently replaced ethnic Israel in the outworking of God's plan throughout history-challenging its origin and role in the development of Christian thought on the future of ethnic Israel.</P>