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In September 2002, twenty-one prominent Catholic and Protestant scholars released the groundbreaking document 'A Sacred Obligation,' which includes ten statements about Jewish-Christian dialogue focused around a guiding claim: 'Revising Christian teaching about Judaism and the Jewish people is a central and indispensable obligation of theology in our time.' Following the worldwide reception of their document, the authors have expanded their themes into Seeing Judaism Anew. The essays in this volume offer a conceptual framework by which Christians can rethink their understanding of the church's relationship to Judaism and show how essential it is that Christians represent Judaism accurately, not only as a matter of justice for the Jewish people, but also for the integrity of Christian faith. By linking New Testament scholarship to the Shoah, Christian liturgical life, and developments in the church, this volume addresses the important questions at the heart of Christian identity, such as: Are only Christians saved? Why did Jesus die? Why is Israel so important to Jews, and what should we think about the conflict in the Middle East? How is Christianity complicit in the Holocaust? What is important about Jesus being a Jew?

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface Part 2 A Sacred Obligation Part 3 Introductory Essays Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 The Shoah and Jewish Christian Relations Part 6 God's Covenant with the Jewish People Endures Forever Chapter 7 The Enduring Covenant Part 8 Jesus of Nazareth Lived and Died as a Faithful Jew Chapter 9 Jesus-A Faithful Jew Chapter 10 The Death of Jesus Part 11 Ancient Rivalries Must Not Define Christian-Jewish Relations Today Chapter 12 Ancient Rivalries and New Testament Interpretation: An Example from the Acts of the Apostles Chapter 13 Ancient Jewish-Christian Rivalries in the Shadow of Empire: The Tensions of the Past as Lessons for the Present Chapter 14 Christian Feminism and Anti-Judaism Chapter 15 Jewish Feminist Scholars: Vibrant Voices in New Testament Study Part 16 Judaism is a Living Faith, Enriched by Many Centuries of Development Chapter 17 "In Every Generation": Judaism as a Living Faith Part 18 The Bible both Connects and Separates Jews and Christians Chapter 19 Contemporary Christians and Isr

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Published 31 Mar 2005
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 320
ISBN 9780742548824
Imprint Sheed & Ward
Dimensions 231 x 155 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
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