| Communion in the Messiah: Studies in the Relationship Between Judaism and Christianity Contributor(s): Gillet, Lev (Author) |
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ISBN: 0227172264 ISBN-13: 9780227172261 Publisher: James Clarke Company OUR PRICE: $78.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: short description: The ideas contained in this challenging book fall under two main themes: the substitution of a "dialogue" for the one-sided "mission to the Jews" and the communion of Jews and Christians in the one Messiah. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Judaism - General - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 240 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6" W x 9.02" (1.08 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Without compromising the Christian position, Gillet sets out to show how much Christians have to learn from Jews before they can hope to communicate their own faith that Jesus is the Christ. After a historical analysis of the intellectual relations between Christianity and Judaism, the author eruditely draws out the common elements of the two traditions, challenging and correcting misconceptions about Rabbinism and Jewish life and teaching generally, misconceptions which overlook the two millennia of Jewish thought between the Old Testament and modern times. He shows how close is this connection, and how deeply spiritual is much of Jewish theology. There is, he claims, nothing in Jewish belief that a Jew become Christian ought to reject, while Christianity is the completion and fulfilment of Judaism. |
