Does the Christian church replace the nation Israel in the plan of God? The doctrine of
supersessionism answers this question in the affirmative. But is supersessionism a biblical
doctrine? Michael J. Vlach offers a detailed examination of the view that the church is the new
Israel that permanently takes the place of the nation Israel. He surveys the supersessionist
view in church history and then examines its hermeneutical and theological arguments. He also
presents a case against supersessionism. In a unique way he lays out the arguments of both
supersessionism and non-supersessionism and then offers his analysis of why supersessionism is
not consistent with the biblical witness.
