Of One Tree
Calvin on Jews and Christians in the Context of the Late Middle Ages
1st Edition
Published on 9. August 2021
197 pages
978-3-647-55865-3 (ISBN)
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This is the first work to examine Calvin's understanding of the relationship between Jews and Christians at such a fundamental level. After an overview of the status of Jews in Europe during the late Middle Ages and the interest at that time in the knowledge of Hebrew and Judaism, the author turns specifically to Calvin and his interpretation of the Bible. Several important questions are addressed: How did Calvin understand the relationship between Jews and Christians? Have Christians taken the place of the Jews, or do they belong to the Jews because they are included in the relationship between God and Israel? What does Calvin have to say about the future of the Jews? The author concludes that Calvin's view of the relationship between Jews and Christians is closely tied to his view of the unity of the Old and New Testaments.
Wulfert de Greef was a pastor in various congregations in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands from 1964 until his emeritation in 2001.
Wulfert de Greef was a pastor in various congregations in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands from 1964 until his emeritation in 2001.
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Wulfert de Greef was a pastor in various congregations in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands from 1964 until his emeritation in 2001.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Author's Preface to the English Edition
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Late Middle Ages: The Status of Jews in Europe
- Debates and Polemical Writings
- 1.1 The Status of Jews in Europe before 1570
- 1.2 Jews and Christians in Debate from the Thirteenth Century Onward
- 1.3 Discussions at the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century about the Permissibility of Jewish Literature
- 1.4 Important Anti-Jewish and Anti-Christian Literature from the Twelfth Century Onward
- 1.4.1 Anti-Jewish Writings
- 1.4.2 Anti-Christian Writings
- 1.5 Christians in Discussion with Jews at the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century
- 1.5.1 Sefer Emunah (ca. 1500)
- 1.5.2 Münster, Torat ha-Mashiah (1537)
- 2. Knowledge of Hebrew and Judaism and the Critical Posture of Christians
- 2.1 Interest in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Judaism
- 2.1.1 Hebrew
- 2.1.2 Aramaic: The Targums and the Talmud
- 2.1.3 Judaism
- 2.2 Important Hebrew Sources
- 2.3 Important Books for the Knowledge of Jewish Exegesis
- 2.4 View of the Jews and the Use of Jewish Sources
- 3. Calvin and the Jews
- 3.1 Calvin's Contacts with Jews
- 3.2 A Discussion with a Jew (Ad quaestiones)
- 3.3 Calvin's Knowledge of Jewish Exegetes
- 4. Calvin's View of the Old Testament
- 4.1 The Old Testament Is the Authoritative Word of God
- 4.2 The Gospel (New Testament) Accords with the Old Testament
- 4.3 The Old Testament Has an Ongoing Significance
- 5. Calvin on the Relationship between Jews and Christians
- 5.1 The Nations Will Come to Zion
- 5.2 Learning from the Jews
- 5.3 Israel and the Nations Become One Body
- 5.4 God Will Not Sever His Relationship with Israel
- 5.5 The Remnant That Survives and Grows Larger through the Nations Joining Israel
- 5.6 Israel Remains the Firstborn among the Nations
- 5.7 Have We As Christians Taken the Place of the Jews?
- 5.7.1 Jews and Christians Together
- 5.7.2 The True Israel
- 6. The Future of Israel
- 6.1 Did Calvin Expect a Conversion of Individual Jews or of the Whole Nation?
- 6.1.1 Canaan: A Sign of God's Grace
- 6.1.2 Canaan: A Figure of the Heavenly Inheritance
- 6.1.3 The Significance of Jerusalem in the Old Testament and after Christ
- 6.2 Calvin's Interpretation of the Prophetic Promises
- 6.3 The Kingdom of Christ Is a Spiritual Kingdom
- 7. Calvin's Connections with Christian and Jewish Exegetes
- 7.1 Criticism of Christian Exegetes
- 7.2 Connections with Jewish Exegetes
- 7.2.1 The Relationship between God and Christ
- 7.2.2 Jesus Christ and the Law
- 7.3 Calvin's View of Interest
- 8. Calvin's Attitude toward the Jews
- 8.1 Examples of Both Calvin's Positive and Highly Critical Attitude toward the Jews
- 9. Evaluation
- 9.1 The Relationship between the Old Testament and New Testament
- 9.2 The Relationship between Jews and Christians
- 9.2.1 Jews and Christians Belong Together
- 9.2.2 Jews and Christians Are Divided
- 9.3 The Future of Israel
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index of Scripture Texts
- Index of Names
- Body
