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The Synagogue and the Separation of the Christians

Lieu, Judith | 01.06.2004

Judith Lieu, Professor of New Testament at King’s College, London, explores the variety of relations between Jews and Christians in the first centuries of the Common Era that makes “the parting of the ways” a more complex development than is commonly assumed. … [more]

Holocaust Denial: What It Is and Why Evangelical Scholars Must Categorically Reject It

Pierard, Richard V. | 01.05.2004

Dr. Richard Pierard, Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Indiana, reviews and refutes the views of those who deny the reality or scope of the Holocaust, categorizing such arguments as "pseudohistory" and as a vicious form of antisemitism. … [more]

Christian-Jewish Relations – The Legacy of Pope John Paul II

Rosen, David | 01.03.2004

Rabbi David Rosen, director of Department of Interreligious Affairs of the American Jewish Committee, reviews the weighty contributions of Pope John Paul II to the 'revolution in Catholic-Jewish relations' in recent decades. … [more]

Judaism as "Sacrament of Otherness"

Cunningham, Philip A. | 01.03.2004

Philip A. Cunningham, director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College, explores the idea of Judaism as a “sacrament of otherness” for Christians. … [more]

Blindness or Insight? The Jewish Rejection of Jesus Christ

Signer, Michael A. | 01.02.2004

Rabbi Michael Signer, Abrams Professor in the Department of Theology at Notre Dame University, reviews some classic Jewish responses to the historical figure of Jesus and to Christian claims about him, and highlights the opportunity for productive new conversations about such issues between Jews and Christians. … [more]

Antisemitism: A Wound to be Healed. Reflections for the Fourth European Day of Jewish Culture

Kasper, Walter | 01.11.2003

Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Vatican's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, reviews the fundamental relation of the church and Christianity to the Jews and Judaism, affirming the ongoing validity of God's covenant with the Jewish people and decrying any form of antisemitism.   … [more]

God the Father in Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity: Transformed Background or Common Ground?

Goshen-Gottstein, Alon | 01.10.2003

Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein of the Elijah School for the Study of Wisdom in World Religions notes that despite their common background, the Christian understanding of divine fatherhood in relation to Jesus, rather than as a universal metaphor, is deeply at odds with the Jewish understanding. … [more]

On Christianity: Towards a Process of Historical and Spiritual Healing – Understanding the Other as a Person of God

Klenicki, Leon | 01.09.2003

I see it every time I leave the synagogue. On Saturday morning after services, while going home, it is there, waiting for me, challenging me. It is the cross of a nearby church. Why does it disturb me? … [more]

The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible:
A Response to the Pontifical Biblical Commission Document

Kessler, Edward | 01.08.2003

Dr. Edward Kessler, Director of the Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations, Cambridge, England, reviews the Pontifical Biblical Commission's 2002 statement on the role and authority of the Hebrew Scriptures for Christians and the New Testament view of the Jews and Judaism. … [more]

The Catholic Church and the Jewish People

Keeler, William H. | 01.08.2003

In his address to the 2003 Annual Conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews in Utrecht, Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland (USA) reviews recent developments in Catholic-Jewish relations, with special attention to the contributions of Pope John Paul II. … [more]