Khurbinek: Some Thoughts on the Church of Israel

By Anna Shmain-Velikanova | July 4, 2011
In order to speak about the Church of Israel, it is assumed that one has a precise understanding of what is Israel and what is the Church. This assumption is, of course, wrong. We are incapable of providing such definitions. For the sake of clarity, let us state that the name Israel refers to this ethnic-historical-cultural-religious collective body with which, according to the Holy Scriptures, God settled an eternal, unique covenant. Separating this collective body from the other nations, God appointed them as his own lot (for instance Exod 19:4–6, s’gulla, am kohanim, goi kadosh). This i
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