Of One Tree

Calvin on Jews and Christians in the Context of the Late Middle Ages

By (author) Wulfert de Greef Translated by Lyle D. Bierma Associate editor Christopher B. Brown Associate editor Günter Frank Associate editor Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer Associate editor Tarald Rasmussen Associate editor Violet Soen Associate editor Zsombor Tóth Associate editor Günther Wassilowsky Associate editor Siegrid Westphal

Book cover: Of One Tree

Extent: 197 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Medieval Studies, Religious Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(August 2021)

ISBN: 9783525558652

6.3 x 9.25 inches

Price: $113.00

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How understood Calvin the relationship between Christians and Jews?


This is the first work to examine Calvin’s understanding of the relationship between Jews and Christians at such a fundamental level. After an overview of the status of Jews in Europe during the late Middle Ages and the interest at that time in the knowledge of Hebrew and Judaism, the author turns specifically to Calvin and his interpretation of the Bible. Several important questions are addressed: How did Calvin understand the relationship between Jews and Christians? Have Christians taken the place of the Jews, or do they belong to the Jews because they are included in the relationship between God and Israel? What does Calvin have to say about the future of the Jews? The author concludes that Calvin’s view of the relationship between Jews and Christians is closely tied to his view of the unity of the Old and New Testaments.

  • By (author) Wulfert de Greef
  • Translated by Lyle D. Bierma
  • Associate editor Christopher B. Brown
  • Associate editor Günter Frank
  • Associate editor Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer
  • Associate editor Tarald Rasmussen
  • Associate editor Violet Soen
  • Associate editor Zsombor Tóth
  • Associate editor Günther Wassilowsky
  • Associate editor Siegrid Westphal