Christ Jesus and the Jewish People Today: New Explorations of Theological Interrelationships

Christ Jesus and the Jewish People Today explores the historical, biblical, christological, trinitarian, and ecclesiological dimensions of this crucial question: "How might we Christians in our time reaffirm our faith claim that Jesus Christ is the Savior of all humanity, even as we affirm the Jewish people's covenantal life with God?" This volume is the result of a transatlantic, interfaith collaboration among Boston College, Catholic Theological Union, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Lund University, Pontifical Gregorian University, and Saint Joseph's University. "This book opens up new vistas after forty-five years of Catholic-Jewish reconciliation. Not comfortable with resting on prior accomplishments, this work is a bold step forward in Catholic searching for a closer theological bond to Judaism without giving up the differences between the two faiths. . . . Offers the cutting edge of Christian theological views of Judaism." -- Alan Brill Seton Hall University "Stunning in its scope, erudition, and creativity, this work is without parallel or peer. . . . A watershed contribution to a new era in the Jewish-Christian encounter, as both communities increasingly take decades of dialogue experience back into their own theological workshops and, with newfound partners lending support, strive to fashion a more adequate account of God's work among us." -- Peter A. Pettit Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding, Muhlenberg College

Author: Philip A. Cunningham
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 03/01/2011
Pages: 302
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.09w x 0.86d
ISBN: 9780802866240

About the Author
Cunningham, Philip A.: - Philip A. Cunningham is director of the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia.Boys, Mary: - Mary C. Boys is professor of practical theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York City.Sievers, Joseph: - Joseph Sievers has taught Jewish history and literature of the Hellenistic period at the Pontifical Biblical Institute since 1991. In addition, he served as director of the Cardinal Bea Centre for Judaic Studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University from 2003 to 2009. He has published several books and many articles, primarily in the areas of Second Temple history (especially Flavius Josephus) and Christian-Jewish relations. His abiding interest in the Pharisees was first expressed in an article titled "Who Were the Pharisees?" (1991).

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