In this volume, Ralph Korner argues that John\'s extensive social identification with Judaism(s), Jewishness, and Jewish institutions does not reflect a literary program of replacing Israel with the ekklēsiai (""churches""/""assemblies""), that is the Jewish and non-Jewish followers of Jesus as Israel\'s Messiah.
Rather, John is emplacing his Christ-followers further within Israel, without thereby superseding Israel as a national identity for ethnic Jews who do not follow Jesus as the Christo.
In this volume, Ralph Korner argues that John\'s extensive social identification with Judaism(s), Jewishness, and Jewish institutions does not reflect a literary program of replacing Israel with the ekklēsiai (""churches""/""assemblies""), that is the Jewish and non-Jewish followers of Jesus as Israel\'s Messiah
