Election Outside of Jesus?

A recurring question that I hear within the Christian camp is one of understandable perplexion concerning the Jewish people's ongoing election. More specifically, how does election exist as the people of God outside of the knowledge of Jesus? And election unto what exactly? This paradox for the Church is a contradiction of fundamental identity within the Church's self-understanding. In this essay, we will explore some themes around the ongoing election of Israel and what this could mean for the Church’s own understanding of itself.