
An Unjust God?
A Christian Theology of Israel in light of Romans 9-11
Jacques Ellul(Author)
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published on 19. June 2012
134 pages
978-1-63087-434-6 (ISBN)
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The relationship between Christians and Jews has often been very tense, with misunderstandings of Paul's teachings contributing to the problem. Jacques Ellul's careful exegesis of Romans 9-11 demonstrates how God has not rejected Israel. The title is taken from the verse, "Is there some injustice in God?" The answer is a clear "no." God's election simply expanded outward beyond Israel to reach all peoples of the earth. In the end, there will be a reconciliation of Jews and Christians within God's plan of salvation.
Written in 1991, three years before Ellul died, An Unjust God? brings a new understanding to a section of Scripture known for its conventional and limited interpretations. One significant feature of the book is Ellul's personal experience of the suffering of Jews under the Nazi regime; and this has direct bearing for the way he links the sufferings of Israel with the sufferings of Jesus. Ellul is then bold enough to say that a major reason why the Jewish people have not accepted Jesus as Messiah is because the Christian Church has not done well to emulate the Jewish Savior of the world.
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Jacques Ellul (1912-1994), a French sociologist and lay theologian, was Professor Emeritus of Law and of the History and Sociology of Institutions at the University of Bordeaux. He wrote more than forty books, including The Technological Society, The Humiliation of the Word, and Technological Bluff.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Foreword
- Preface: Labyrinth and Ariadne's Thread
- Epistle to the Romans 9-11
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Unique People
- Chapter 2: This "Unjust" God
- Chapter 3: How Will They Believe?
- Chapter 4: The Grafted Olive Tree
- Chapter 5: Mystery and Renewal
- Epilogue
- Appensix: The Suffering Servant
- Bibliography
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