Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Is this Dispensationalism?

Can you identify from what source this quote is drawn?
It seems that Paul envisaged the "church" as co-existing in close relation to, but also distinct from historic Israel until such times as Israel may be fully restored. Paul's view of Jews and gentiles is that they remain distinct entities, a distinction that abides, even though all is relativized in Chirst . . . Paul would never confuse Israel and the gentiles, so that although in God's purposes, the two are intertwined and closely related, they remain related but separate entities.
Darrell Bock, Progressive Dispensationalism
or
William Campbell, Paul and the Creation of Christian Identity

4 comments:

missional girl said...

The author is Campbell:

Paul and the creation of Christian identity
By William S. Campbell
Published by Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006

Thanks!

Michael said...

This is most definitely Campbell, not Bock.

Anonymous said...

You're right, but it sounds very similar to something a dispensationalist would say.

bjr2000 said...

So, Dr. Bird, what is the signficance of this? (I googled Campbell and got hardly any hits or comments. Nothing in Amazon either).