Forsaking Israel: How It Happened and Why It Matters, 2nd ed.

by Larry Pettegrew

Publisher:

Kress

, 2020

Overview

How is it that Israel has become so forsaken in the history of the church, and why does this matter today? With a mastery of the subject matter, the faculty of Shepherds Theological Seminary guide readers through the history of how the Christian church has been forsaking Israel from the time of the church fathers, to Augustine, and the Reformation, and then provide biblical and theological reasons to explain why forsaking Israel is so contrary to the message of the Bible itself.

Key Features

• Guides readers through the history of how the Christian church has been forsaking Israel
• Provides biblical and theological reasons to explain why forsaking Israel is so contrary to the message of the Bible itself
• Spans detailed historical research, exegetical acuity, and contextual awareness

Contributors

• Douglas D. Bookman
• David L. Burggraff
• Stephen D. Davey
• Larry D. Pettegrew
• Tim Sigler

Praise for the Print Edition

The Bible clearly reveals the significance of ethnic/national Israel in God’s purposes. But history shows that the church has often gotten God’s plans for Israel terribly wrong. Forsaking Israel is a helpful and much needed book that shows how erroneous views of Israel started and continued. It is rich in historical and theological content but readable for all interested in this issue. While much confusion on Israel has occurred, this work by the faculty of Shepherds Theological Seminary is part of the solution for recovering the biblical view. It is a book I recommend, and I will go back to it over and over again.

—Michael J. Vlach, Ph.D., Professor of Theology, The Master’s Seminary

In reading this collection of essays, principally by Larry Pettegrew, Research Professor of Theology at Shepherds Theological Seminary, I am rather deeply impressed by the quality of the scholarship that spans detailed historical research, exegetical acuity, and contextual (sociological) awareness. What is found here is a defense of the premillennial and dispensational reading of Holy Scripture, as well as an argument against a stridently covenantal approach. While disagreement is inevitable, I found this to be the best explanation of recent vintage of the position these authors are attempting to perpetuate. It is my hope that it will lead to a more fruitful dialogue among contrastive approaches to reading the Bible that will prove beneficial to the church regardless of one’s interpretative approach to Israel and the Church. I found the work extremely helpful and commend it with enthusiasm.

—John D. Hannah, Ph.D., Research Professor of Theological Studies, Distinguished Professor of Historical Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Forsaking Israel: How It Happened and Why It Matters
• Author: Larry Pettegrew
• Publisher: Kress
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Pages: 499
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Resource ID: LLS:FRSKNGSRLTMTTRS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2021-08-12T18:50:56Z

About Larry Pettegrew

Larry Pettegrew is executive vice president, dean, and professor of theology at Shepherds Theological Seminary. He completed his MRE, MDiv, and ThM at Central Baptist Theological Seminary and his ThD from Dallas Theological Seminary. He has been a professor of theology for more than 35, teaching at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, and most recently Shepherds Theological Seminary.