An Introduction to Jewish-Christian Relations

Informationen zum Autor Edward Kessler is Founder and Executive Director of the Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths and Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge. His books include A Dictionary of Jewish-Christian Relations (Cambridge, 2005) and Bound by the Bible (Cambridge, 2004). Klappentext This book studies the ongoing encounter between Judaism and Christianity from the Jewish context of the New Testament to modern days. Zusammenfassung This introductory study sheds fresh light on the ongoing encounter between Judaism and Christianity! exploring key writings and themes from the Jewish context of the New Testament to major events of modern times! including the rise of ecumenism! the Holocaust! and the creation of the state of Israel. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. New Testament; 3. The writings of the Church Fathers; 4. The writings of the rabbis; 5. Biblical interpretation: another side to the story; 6. Medieval relations; 7. Antisemitism and the Holocaust; 8. Zionism and the State of Israel; 9. Covenant, mission and dialogue; 10. Jewish-Christian relations and the wider interfaith encounter; Timeline; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Kessler
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2011
• EAN: 9780521705622
• ISBN: 978-0-521-70562-2
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Christlich-jüdischer Dialog