The Israel of God in Prophecy: Principles of Prophetic Interpretation

by Hans K. LaRondelle

Publisher:

Andrews University Press

, 1983

Overview

In The Israel of God in Prophecy, LaRondelle allows the Bible to act as its own expositor by pointing to the New Testament as the basis for prophetic interpretation. Attention is given to the Old Testament prophecies concerning Israel and how the New Testament prophecies do not support the dispensationalist view.

• Discusses the interrelation of Old and New Testament prophecies
• Examines different interpretation methods and their uses
• Presents an SDA look at prophetic interpretation

Contents

• The Christocentric Focus of All Holy Scripture
• The Key to the Old Testament: Literalism or the New Testament?
• The Literal and Allegorical Interpretations
• The Typological Interpretation
• The Christological Interpretation
• The Theological Significance and Mission of Israel’s Remnant
• The Ecclesiological Interpretation of Israel’s Remnant
• The Church and Israel in Romans 9–11
• Israel’s Territorial Promise in New Testament Perspective
• Problematic Texts
• God’s Ultimatum to Israel: The Seventy Weeks of Daniel
• The Predicted Tribulation and Hope for the Church

Top Highlights

“Dispensationalism represents that system of Bible interpretation which maintains that the terms ‘Israel’ and ‘Church’ in Scripture always stand for two essentially different covenant peoples of God: Israel stands for an earthly national-theocratic kingdom, but the Church for a spiritual and heavenly people.” (Page 10)

“Modern interpreters of apocalyptic prophecies often do not recognize the hermeneutical problems involved in prophetic interpretation because of their literalistic presupposition.” (Page 1)

“All conservative commentators agree that Daniel predicts the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple by the Roman ruler as fulfilled by General Titus in a.d. 70. This is the literal fulfillment of Daniel 9.” (Page 180)

“‘I thought you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from following me’” (Page 136)

“A new earth is the final goal of all redemptive history” (Page 145)

Praise for the Print Edition

This is the best counterargument on dispensationalism I have come across. It is a convincing argument both against the dispensationalist position and especially against hermeneutic. But it is more than that. It is an important contribution to the hermeneutic of eschatological material in Scripture, from which all eschatological traditions can benefit greatly. It presents a well-written, clearly formulated, and well-documented argument.

—Adrio König, emeritus professor of systematic theology, University of South Africa, Pretoria

Product Details

• Title: The Israel of God in Prophecy: Principles of Prophetic Interpretation
• Author: Hans K. LaRondelle
• Series: Andrews University Monographs, Studies in Religion
• Publisher: Andrews University Press
• Print Publication Date: 1983
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 240
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Prophecies--Jews; Bible › Hermeneutics
• Resource ID: LLS:SRLGDPRPHCYPRNC
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:08:15Z

About Hans K. LaRondelle

Hans K. LaRondelle (1929–2011) was professor of theology at Andrews University (SDA) in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Born and educated in Holland, he attended Utrecht State University and then completed a ThD in systematic theology at the Reformed Free University in Amsterdam. He is also the author of How to Understand the End-Time Prophecies of the Bible: A Biblical-Contextual Approach, The Israel of God in Prophecy: Principles of Prophetic Interpretation, Our Creator Redeemer: An Introduction to Biblical Covenant Theology, and coauthor of The Bible Jesus Interpreted: Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament.