Supersessionism, the Epistle to the Romans, Thomas Aquinas, and the Jews of the Eschaton

Contemporary theologians, intent on divesting Christian theology of supersessionism, have sought to ground a more benign, more pluralistic ecclesiastical stance toward the Jews in Thomas Aquinas's Commentary on Romans. This essay returns to that Romans commentary in its medieval context, seekin...

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Main Author: Cohen, Jeremy 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 2017
In: Journal of ecumenical studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 52, Issue: 4, Pages: 527-553
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
HC New Testament
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
Further subjects:B Salvation
B Law
B Jews
B Covenant
B Supersessionism
B Judaism
B Thomas Aquinas
B Romans
B Paul
B Circumcision
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Summary:Contemporary theologians, intent on divesting Christian theology of supersessionism, have sought to ground a more benign, more pluralistic ecclesiastical stance toward the Jews in Thomas Aquinas's Commentary on Romans. This essay returns to that Romans commentary in its medieval context, seeking to appreciate the ambiguities of the Jews' role in salvation history as Thomas construed it. Reviewing the modern literature and pre-modern sources, the essay thus takes issue with the reading of Thomas proffered by Bruce Marshall, Steven Boguslawski, Matthew Tapie, and others, and, recalling the counsel of Edward Synan, it proposes that the priorities of post-Holocaust, post-supersessionist theology not lure the historian into imposing upon Aquinas the values and priorities of an age not his own.
ISSN:2162-3937
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2017.0052