Opening the Covenant A Jewish Theology of Christianity

Name: Opening the Covenant A Jewish Theology of Christianity
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ISBN: 9780195112597

ISBN-10: 0195112598

ISBN-13: 9780195112597

Edition: 2007

Authors: Michael S. Kogan

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The Vatican II Council of 1965 signaled a new era in the relationship of the Jewish and Christian faiths. Determined to free the Church of the anti-Jewish polemic which led to such widespread suffering of the innocent, Catholic authorities completely revised their conceptions of Jews and Judaism. Soon, many mainstream Protestant churches also issued a series of official statements that affirm the eternal nature of God's ancient covenant with Israel. An entirely new category of theology emerged as part of the developing Jewish-Christian dialogue, and gradually Jewish theologians began to respond. Opening The Covenant represents a significant advance in Jewish thinking about Christianity.…

Book details

List price: $81.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/17/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 9.41" wide x 6.30" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Introduction



Defining Our Terms



The Question of the Messiah



Three Jewish Theologians of Christianity



Affirming the Other's Theology: How Far Can Jews and Christians Go?



The Forty Years' Peace: Christian Churches Reevaluate Judaism



Engaging Two Contemporary Theologians of the Dialogue



Into Another Intensity: Christian-Jewish Dialogue Moves Forward



Truth and Fact in Religious Narrative



Bringing the Dialogue Home



Does Politics Trump Theology? The Israeli-Palestinian Dispute Invades the Jewish-Christian Dialogue



Toward a Pluralist Theology of Judaism


Notes


Bibliography


Index