God called Israel to be his kingdom of priests and perpetual witnesses to the world. The coming of Jesus the Jewish Messiah and His rejection by His own people. The early Jewish Church and her calling to bring the reconciliation of Jews and Gentiles. Paul's illustration of the olive tree. The Church becomes predominantly gentile. The "passion of Israel" throughout Church history: replacement theology and Christian anti-Semitism. The "crucifixion" of Israel during the Holocaust. The resurrection of Israel? The modern rebirth of Messianic Judaism and Jewish Christianity. Modern anti-Semitism and the final redemption of Israel.
