Christianity’s supersessionist claim made persistent Jewish conversion efforts necessary

Evidence

Clearly, Zionist thought was inspired by a number of Jewish traditional sources. The reformulation of the theological myth in modern romantic terminology, however, marked a radical change in the Jewish perception of time, as embodied in the terms exile and redemption, and its adaptation to the Christian perception of history—the same perception upon whose rejection Jewish consciousness was previously established. Just as Christianity criticized Judaism as a historical anachronism, so did Zionism criticize the Jews in exile as having been left behind by history. Zionism came to “supersede” exilic Judaism just as Christianity purported to supersede Judaism. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 642 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Antisemitic Christians could still rescue Jews due to belief-system logic — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 524; Zionism adopted the Christian supersessionist critique against exilic Jews; Secular Zionism replicated Protestant supersessionist theology toward Jews (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Zionism adopted the Christian supersessionist critique against exilic Jews #expands (0.95)
• Secular Zionism replicated Protestant supersessionist theology toward Jews #expands (0.95)
• Zionism adopted the Christian supersessionist view of history against the Jews themselves. #expands (0.95) — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 642