We highlight another recently published book, edited by Stanley E. Porter and Alan E. Kurschner, The Future Restoration of Israel: A Response to Supersessionism, McMaster Biblical Studies Series 10 (Eugene, OR: Pickwick/MDC Press, 2023).

The summary of the book is as follows:

This volume is the most extensive of its kind as a major set of collected essays from a wide range of scholars on the question of the promises of God to Israel. These essays put forward the position that unconditional promises were given to Israel, which have not been fulfilled in the church or any other entity. At the consummation, there will be a continuing role for the Jews, realized through their national and territorial hope of a restored-redeemed Israel. This volume contains an eclectic group of contributors who have reached this position from various approaches to interpretation. The essays exhibit both positive argumentation and engagement with supersessionist literature.

The book consists of 21 chapters in five parts. Below is the table of contents:

Defining Supersessionism: An Introduction
—Stanley E. Porter and Alan E. Kurschner | 1

Part One: The Covenants and Israel’s Future

The Servant of the Lord: Covenant Mediator and Light to the Nations
—Robert B. Chisholm | 19

The Christian Church: Built on the Foundation of the Abrahamic, Davidic, and New Covenants
—Walter C. Kaiser Jr. | 37

The New Covenant and Supersessionism in Jeremiah 31:31–37
—Mark F. Rooker | 52

A Response to the Progressive Covenantalists’ (and Others’) View of the Land Promises for Israel
—Michael G. Vanlaningham | 71

Part Two: The Nations and Israel’s Future

Israel’s Future as a Nation and Reconciliation
—Darrell L. Bock | 89

Zechariah 14: Its Usage in Revelation 16, 19, and 20
—David J. Fuller | 104

One Nation under God: Does the World Need an Israelite Theocracy?
—Mark R. Saucy | 125

Should the 144,000 in Revelation 7:3–8 Be Identified as the Great Multitude in 7:9–17? A Response to Gregory K. Beale
—Alan E. Kurschner | 143

The Future Restoration of Israel: Some Theological Considerations
—Alan Hultberg | 160

Was Ethnic Israel’s Mission Transferable?
—Jim R. Sibley | 177

Part Three: Paul and Israel’s Future

“Through Isaac Shall Your Seed Be Named” (Romans 9:7b): Israel and the Purpose of God in Romans
—William S. Campbell | 197

Romans 9–11 and Especially Romans 11:26 in the Context of Paul’s Argument in Romans
—Stanley E. Porter | 217

Ecclesiological Vision for L’Dor Vador: Paul and Jewish Identity in 1 Corinthians 9:19–23 and 7:17–24
—David Rudolph | 233

Paul between Supersessionism and Pluralism: Post-Supersessionism, Romans, and N. T. Wright
—J. Brian Tucker | 259

The “Seed” as Christ in Galatians 3:16 and the Wrong Deductions of Replacement Theology
—Michael L. Brown | 278

Another Look at Galatians 6:16: A Grammatical and Syntactical Analysis of Paul’s Enigmatic Benediction
—David I. Yoon | 300

Part Four: Jesus and Israel’s Future

The Consideration of a Future for Israel in the Light of the Apparently Bleak Consequences for Negative Responses to Jesus’ Ministry in the Gospel of Matthew
—Michael J. Wilkins | 313

The Future of the Jewish People in the Light of Matthew’s Vineyard and Mark’s Fig Tree
—Craig A. Evans | 341

Part Five: Supersessionism in the Past

Anti-Semitic Supersessionism: The Sharp Words that Deepened the Divide
—Hélène Dallaire | 363

The Impact of Supersessionism on Jewish Evangelism
—Mitch Glaser | 378

In the preface, the editors write: “The fact that the essays within this volume represent this position that affirms the continued place of Israel within God’s purposes does not mean that the essays are all of a kind. Within this position, there is a range of opinion represented. This diversity of opinion can be seen in the exegesis of various passages, in both the Old and New Testaments, and in the practical outcomes of this position in a variety of walks of contemporary life, whether that is Christian life or the world of global politics” (xiii).

There is no doubt that this book makes a contribution to this topic, and the 21 chapters cover much ground. The book can be purchased here.

— David I. Yoon