The case against the de-judaization of Christianity and Supersessionism
Christianity cannot be separated from its Jewish roots; rather, it is the fulfillment of a distinctly Jewish story. The Christian faith is grounded in the covenant God made with Israel, beginning with Abraham and unfolding through the Law, the prophets, and the worshiping life of Israel. Jesus himself was a Jew, born under the Jewish Law, formed by synagogue worship, and understood by his earliest followers as the Jewish Messiah. The very title ‘Christ’ (Messiah) has meaning only within Jewish messianic expectations, and the Christian claim about Jesus presupposes the reality of Israel’s covenantal history.