The Relationship of Jewish and Gentile Believers to the Law Between A.D. 30 and 70 in the Scripture

112 his quotation that a restoration of Israel (15: 16) precedes the influx of Gentiles (15: 17). 157 God first restores Israel and this leads to the salvation of Gentiles. Munck summarizes the second point: Here the mission to the Gentiles is regarded as a consequence of the conversion of Israel. . . . According to the quotation, God will first rebuild the fallen dwelling of David (i.e., Israel), and when that has been done, it will have an effect on the Gen– tiles.158 While the first of James' points is clearly acknowledged the second one may not seem as clear at first. Verses sixteen and seventeen are connected by the conjunction onwc; av with the subjunctive lKl;17TTiawatv ("in order that they may seek") indicating purpose. 159 Clearly the one is related to the other and the connection is telic; the former happens so that the latter may happen. 160 also a kingdom of Israelites over which he will rule. Wilson rebukes Haenchen's interpreta– tion of 15: 16 as the resurrection as "scarcely warranted wither by the content or context of the verse , " Wilson, Gentiles and Gentile Mission, 224-25 . Wilson is correct that the rebuild– ing of the tabernacle of David can not be reduced to the resurrection, but urely the re urrec– tion is an essential component of the fulfillment of the entire promise concerning David ' on . 157 Dickinson , "The Theology of the Jerusalem Conference , " 76-77 . 158 Johannes Munck, Paul and the Salvation of Mankind (Richmond : John Kno , 1959), 112, 234-35 . 159 BDF, 186-88 . Thi conjunction accurately reflect the Hebrew WO?, 'in rd r that." "WQ? i alway in order that , never merely o that ," Fran i . Bro n , . R. Dri r, and harle A. Brigg , A Hebrew and Engli h Le icon of the Old Te tament (BDB), "ll70" ( xford : larendon Pre , 1976). uld n t m t n 11 the und 1standin r. n nl t