No matter how great the dose of goodwill and the desire to repair the many mistakes that Christianity has undoubtedly made in its relationship with the Jewish people, nothing justifies wanting to be like them when we are not. We, Gentile believers, owe them a lot, as Jesus himself (John 4:22) and the apostle Paul are keen to remind us (Rom 3:2; 9:4-5), but we do them a great disservice if we attempt to take over their unique place within redemption history.
