Introduction to Jewish-Christian Relations Kessler Edward Paperback
Introduction to Jewish-Christian Relations Kessler Edward Paperback Relations between Christians and Jews over the past two thousand years have been characterised to a great extent by mutual distrust…
Specifikacia Introduction to Jewish-Christian Relations Kessler Edward Paperback
Introduction to Jewish-Christian Relations Kessler Edward Paperback
Relations between Christians and Jews over the past two thousand years have been characterised to a great extent by mutual distrust and by Christian discrimination and violence against Jews. An Introduction to Jewish-Christian Relations sheds fresh light on this ongoing interfaith encounter, exploring key writings and themes in Jewish-Christian history, from the Jewish context of the New Testament to major events of modern times, including the rise of ecumenism, the horrors of the Holocaust, and the creation of the state of Israel. In recent decades, however, a new spirit of dialogue has been emerging, beginning with an awakening among Christians of the Jewish origins of Christianity, and encouraging scholars of both traditions to work together.
This accessible theological and historical study also touches on numerous related areas such as Jewish and interfaith studies, philosophy,