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I. INTRODUCTION

A. The Purpose

B. DefinitionofTerms

1. SystematicTheology

2. Israelology

3. Israel

4. Hermeneutics

5. Dispensationalism

6. CovenantTheology

7. TheMillenniumortheMillennialKingdom

8. Premillennialism

9. Postmillennialism

10.Amillennialism

C. TheSignificanceandImportanceofthisStudy

D. ThePlaceofIsraelologyinSystematicTheology

E. Procedure

S Y S T E M A T I C T H E O L O G Y C O U R S E

ISRAELOLOGY: The Doctrine of Israel by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

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II. COVENANT POSTMILLENNIALISM: DEFINITION AND BASIC TENETS

III. THE ISRAELOLOGY OF COVENANT POSTMILLENNIALSIM

A. IsraelPast

1. IsraeltheChosenPeople

2. TheChurchintheOldTestament

3. TheLawofMoses

4. TheWayofSalvation

5. TheKingdomofGod

B. IsraelPresent

1. IsraelandtheChurch

2. TheKingdomofGod

3. TheLawofMoses

4. TheStateofIsraelToday

5. Romans9:1–11:24andtheOliveTree

C. IsraelFuture

1. Eschatology

2. TheNationalSalvationofIsraelandRomans11:23-33

D. SummaryandConclusionsontheIsraelologyofCovenantPostmillennialism

1. Summary

2. Conclusions

IV. COVENANT AMILLENNIALISM: DEFINITION AND BASIC TENANTS

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V. THE ISRAELOLOGY OF COVENANT AMILLENNIALISM

A. IsraelPast

1. TheCovenantofGrace

2. TheAbrahamicCovenant

3. TheMosaicCovenantandtheLawofMoses

4. TheWayofSalvation

5. TheChurchintheOldTestament

B. IsraelPresent

1. TheNewCovenant

2. TheAbrahamicCovenant

3. TheMosaicCovenantandtheLawofMoses

4. IsraelandtheChurch

5. TheKingdomofGodandtheChurch

6. IsraelToday

7. TheOliveTreeofRomans11

C. IsarelFuture

1. NoFutureforIsrael

2. Romans11:25-32and“AllIsraelShallBeSaved”

D. SummaryandConclusionsoftheIsraelologyofCovenantAmillennialism

1. Summary

2. Conclusions

VI. COVENANT PREMILLENNIALISM: DEFINITION AND BASIC TENETS

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VII. THE ISRAELOLOGY OF COVENANT PREMILLENNIALISM

A. IsraelPast

1. IsraeltheChosenPeople

2. TheAbrahamicCovenant

3. TheChurchintheOldTestament

B. IsraelPresent

1. IsraelandtheChurch

2. TheKingdomofGod

3. TheLawofMoses

4. IsraelToday

5. Romans9-11andtheOliveTree

C. IsraelFuture

1. TheRaptureoftheChurch

2. The144,000ofRevelation7and14

3. TheWomanofRevelation12

4. Romans11:25-27andIsrael’sNationalSalvation

5. TheMessianicKingdom

D. SummaryandConclusionsoftheIsraelologyofCovenantPremillennialism

1. Summary

2. Conclusions

VIII. DISPENSATIONALISM: DEFINITION AND BASIC TENETS

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IX. THE ISRAELOLOGY OF DISPENSATIONALISM

A. IsraelPast

1. IsraeltheChosenPeople

2. TheUnconditionalCovenants

a. TheAbrahamicCovenant

b. ThePalestinianCovenant

c. TheDavidicCovenant

d. TheNewCovenant

e. Summary

3. TheMosaicCovenantandtheLawofMoses

B. IsraelPresent

1. TheKingdomofGod

2. TheUnconditionalCovenantsandIsrael’sPresentStatus

3. IsraelandtheChurch

4. TheLawofMosesandtheLawofChrist

5. IsraelToday

6. Romans9:1–11:24andtheOliveTree

C. IsraelFuture

1. TheUnconditionalCovenants

2. TheRaptureandtheTribulation

a. The144,000JewsandtheRemnantofIsrael

b. TheWomanofRevelation12

3. Romans11:25-27,theSecondComingandtheNationalSalvationofIsrael

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4. TheMessianicKingdomandIsrael’sRegathering,andFinalRestoration

D. SummaryandConclusionsoftheIsraelologyofDispensationalism

1. Summary

2. Conclusions

X. A DISPENSATIONAL ISRAELOLOGY

A. IsraelPast

1. TheElectionofIsrael

a. TheFactofIsrael’sElection

b. TheReasonsand/orPurposesofIsrael’sElection

2. TheUnconditionalCovenants

a. TheAbrahamicCovenant

(1) Scripture

(2) TheProvisionsoftheCovenant

(3) TheThreeAspectsoftheCovenant

(4) TheReconfirmationsoftheCovenant

(5) TheContinuityoftheCovenant

(6) TheTokenoftheCovenant

b. TheLandCovenant(Palestinian)

c. TheDavidicCovenant

d. TheNewCovenant

3. TheMosaicCovenantandtheLawofMoses

a. TheMosaicCovenant

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b. TheLawofMoses

(1) PurposesoftheLaw

(2) Circumcision

(3) TheSabbath

4. TheRemnantofIsrael

B. IsraelPresent

1. TheKingdomofGodProgram

a. TheUniversalKingdomortheEternalKingdom

b. TheSpiritualKingdom

c. TheTheocraticKingdom

d. TheMessianicKingdomorTheMillennialKingdom

e. TheMysteryKingdom

2. TheRejectionoftheMessiahshipofJesusanditsResultsandConsequences

a. Matthew12:22-45

b. John11:1-57

c. Luke19:41-44

d. Matthew23:1-36

e. TheSecondSignofJonah

f. TheResultsandConsequencesoftheRejection

3. TheUnconditionalCovenants

a. TheAbrahamicCovenant

b. TheLandCovenant(Palestinian)

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c. TheDavidicCovenant

d. TheNewCovenant

e. TheChurch’sRelationshiptotheUnconditionalCovenants

f. TheGentileObligation

g. ThePurposeofGentileSalvation

4. TheMosaicCovenantandtheLawofMoses

a. TheUnityoftheLawofMoses

b. TheLawofMoseshasBeenRenderedInoperative

c. TheLawofChrist

d. ThePrincipleofFreedom

e. TheSabbath

(1) IstheSabbathaCreationOrdinance?

(2) ThePerpetuityoftheSabbath

(3) TheLawofMoseshasBeenRenderedInoperative

(4) TheCeremonial,Civil,andMoralDistinctions

(5) IstheSabbathLawMoralorCeremonial?

(6) SummaryConclusion

(7) TheSabbathintheNewTestament

(a) TheSabbathintheGospels

(b)TheSabbathintheBookofActs

(c) TheSabbathintheEpistlesofPaul

(d)TheSabbathintheBookofHebrews

(e) SummaryandConclusions

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5. IsraelandtheChurch

a. TheEvidenceforaDistinctionBetweenIsraelandtheChurch

b. TheUseofIsraelintheNewTestament

c. TheIsrael of GodofGalatians6:16

d. TheMessianicJewishIdentity:TwoFalseConcepts

(1) GentileChristiansareSpiritualJews

(a) TheMeaningofSpirituality

(b)BiblicalPassagesUsed

(2) ThereisNoDifferenceBetweenJewsandGentiles

(a)BiblicalPassagesUsed

(b)TheEvidencesforDistinctions

(3) Conclusion

6. IsraelToday

7. Romans9:1–11:24,theRemnantofIsrael,andtheOliveTree

a. FirstPeter2:1-10

b. Romans9:1–11:24

(1) Introduction

(a) ThePlaceofChapters9-11intheBookofRomans

(b)TheThreeQuestions

(c) TheExpositionofRomans3:1

(2) TheTheologyofIsrael’sRejection-9:1-29

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(a) Paul’sSorrowandIsrael’sPrivileges-9:1-5

(b)Israel’sRejectioninLightofBiblicalHistory-9:6-13

(c) Israel’sRejectioninLightofBiblicalPrinciples-9:14-29

(3) TheExplanationofIsrael’sRejection-9:30–10:21

(a) TheStumblingofthePeople-9:30-33

(b)Israel’sIgnoranceoftheChannelofSalvation-10:1-11

(c) Israel’sIgnoranceoftheUniversalCharacterofSalvation–10:12-13

(d)Israel’sIgnoranceoftheUniversalPreachingoftheGospel-10:14-21

(4) TheConsolationofIsrael’sRejection-11:1-24

(a) TheRejectionbyIsraelisnotTotal-11:1-10

(b)ThePurposeofIsrael’sStumbling–11:11-15

(c) TheOliveTree–11:16-24

8. HebrewChristianity/MessianicJews

a. Definitions

(1) Jewishness:WhoisaJew?

(2) Gentile:WhoisaGentile?

(3) Christianity:WhoisaChristian?

(4) HebrewChristianity/MessianicJewishness:

WhoisaHebrewChristian/MessianicJew?

b. TheHebrewChristian/MessianicJewishDistinctives

(1) TheAbrahamicCovenant

(2) TheDoctrineoftheRemnant

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(3) TheDoctrineoftheOliveTree

(4) TheDoctrineoftheIsraelofGod

c. ThePracticeofHebrewChristianity/MessianicJewish

9. TheHebrewChristian/MessianicJewishNewTestamentWritings

C. IsraelFuture

1. IsraelandtheChurchAge

2. IsraelandtheTribulation

a. ThePurposesoftheTribulation

b. IsraelandtheStartoftheTribulation

c. IsraelintheTribulation

(1) TheTimeofJacob’sTrouble

(2) GeneralDescription

(3) TheDayofJehovahPassages

(4) World-WideAnti-SemitismandthePersecutionoftheJews

(5) IsraelandSatan

(6) TheFinalResult

(7) IsraelandMichael

(8) TheFourGroupsofJews

(9) TheCityofRefuge

d. TheRemnantofIsrael

(1) TheRemnantofIsraelDuringtheTribulation

(2) TheFaithfulRemnant

(a) TheFactoftheRemnant

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(b)TheProtectionoftheRemnant

(c) TheProvisionfortheRemnant

3. IsraelandtheSecondComing

a. TheBasisoftheSecondComingofChrist

b. TheNationalRegenerationofIsraelandRomans11:25-36

(1) TheConfessionofIsrael’sNationalSin

(2) Romans11:25-36

(3) ThePleadingfortheMessiahtoReturn

c. TheRemnantofIsrael

d. TheJudgmentoftheGentiles

e. TheResurrectionoftheOldTestamentSaints

4. IsraelandtheMessianicKingdom

a. TheBasisfortheBeliefintheMessianicKingdom

b. TheFourFacetsoftheFinalRestorationofIsrael

(1) TheRegenerationofIsrael

(a) TheBasis:TheNewCovenant

(b)ThePropheticDevelopment

(2) TheRegatheringofIsrael

(a) TheBasis:ThePalestinianCovenant

(b)ThePropheticDevelopment

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(3) ThePossessionoftheLand

(a) TheBasis:TheAbrahamicCovenant

(b)ThePropheticDevelopment

(4) TheRe-EstablishmentoftheDavidicThrone

(a) TheBasis:TheDavidicCovenant

(b)ThePropheticDevelopment

c. OtherCharacteristicsofIsrael’sFinalRestoration

(1) ReunitedasaNation

(2) TheCenterofGentileAttention

(3) IsraelOvertheGentiles

(4) Righteousness,Holiness,Peace,Security,JoyandGladness

d. TheMillennialMountainofJehovah’sHouse

e. TheMillennialTemple

f. TheMillennialSystemofPriesthoodandSacrifice

g. TheMillennialRiver

h. TheMillennialIsrael

i. TheMillennialJerusalem

j. TheRemnantofIsrael

5. IsraelandtheEternalOrder

D. OtherRelevantTopics

1. TheSymbolicIllustrationsofIsrael

a. TheSonofGod

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b. God’sTreasure

c. TheKingdomofPriests

d. TheVineyardofJehovah

e. TheClayandthePotter

f. TheServantofJehovah

g. TheFlockofGod

h. TheInheritanceofGod

i. TheWifeofJehovah

(1) StageOne:TheMarriageContract

(2) StageTwo:TheGreatAdultery

(3) StageThree:TheSeparation

(4) StageFour:TheDivorce

(5) StageFive:ThePunishment

(6) StageSix:TheRemarriageWithRestoredBlessings

2. Anti-Semitism

a. TheCauseofAnti-Semitism

b. Anti-SemitismandtheAbrahamicCovenant

3. IsraelologyandSystematicTheology

a. Bibliology:TheDoctrineoftheScriptures

b. TheologyProper:TheDoctrineofGod

c. Christology:TheDoctrineoftheSon

d. Pneumatology:TheDoctrineoftheHolySpirit

e. AngelologyProper:TheDoctrineoftheHolyAngels

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f. Satanology:TheDoctrineofSatan

g. Demonology:TheDoctrineofFallenAngels

h. Anthropology:TheDoctrineofMan

i. Hamartiology:TheDoctrineofSin

j. Soteriology:TheDoctrineofSalvation

k. Ecclessiology:TheDoctrineoftheChurch

l. Eschatology:TheDoctrineoftheLastThings