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Rabbi Eugene Korn, PhD. is a philosopher and theologian interested primariy in Jewish ethics and its intersection with Jewish law, as well as Jewish-Christian relations and theology. He has authored and edited 8 books. His studies on Jewish ethics, theology and Jewish Christian relations have been translated into Hebrew, Italian, Spanish and German.

Eugene Korn lives in Jerusalem with his wife, Lila Magnus Korn

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Book Review. Karma Ben-Johanan’s "Jacob’s Younger Brother: Christian-Jewish Relations after Vatican II

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations

Rethinking Christianity

This material is copyright-protected and may not be be reproduced in any form without the express... more

Israel and the Nations

Academic Studies Press eBooks, May 10, 2023

Israel as Blessing

Academic Studies Press eBooks, Nov 3, 2020

Extra Synagogam Sallus Est? Judaism and the Religious Other

BRILL eBooks, 2017

This essay explicates the Jewish tradition&#39;s approach to faiths other than Judaism as wel... more This essay explicates the Jewish tradition&#39;s approach to faiths other than Judaism as well as to their worshippers. Emphasizing that Judaism is not a univocal tradition, the essay nevertheless posits that there are normative Jewish positions and values over time on this subject. Core Jewish theology subscribes to a double covenant theology-the Sinai covenant for Jews and the Noahide covenant for non-Jews. This logically allows for a limited religious pluralism. Limits on this pluralism and tolerance are indicated in Jewish tradition by the concept of idolatry. Jewish de jure diversity also applies to eternal salvation, known in Jewish tradition as ʿolam ha-ba ʾ (the world to come). Jewish tradition contains both particularistic dimensions (e.g. Jews as chosen people, special theological mission from the biblical Abrahamic covenant, uniquely Jewish moral and religious obligations flowing from Sinaitic revelation) as well as universalistic dimensions (e.g. all people created in Image of God, shared fundamental moral obligations incumbent on all humanity) and Judaism is always in dialectical tension between these two impulses. The healthiest Jewish ethic and theology are those that achieve a balance between these polar opposites. This dialectic is in perennial flux, leaving the future of Jewish religious pluralism open.

A Jewish Response to "Theological Questions and Perspectives in Jewish-Catholic Dialogue" by Cardinal Kurt Koch

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, May 1, 2012

Gentiles, the World to Come, and Judaism: The Odyssey of a Rabbinic Text

Modern Judaism, 1994

... By granting that Maimonides ascribed wisdom even to those who accepted Noahide commandments f... more

Enabling Dialogue about the Land: A Resource Book for Jews and Christians ed. by Phillip A. Cunningham, Ruth Langer, and Jesper Svartvik

Journal of ecumenical studies, Sep 1, 2022

The Man of Faith and Religious Dialogue: Revisiting "Confrontation

Modern Judaism, Oct 1, 2005

Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903-1993) was the undisputed leader of Modern Orthodoxy for more t... more Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903-1993) was the undisputed leader of Modern Orthodoxy for more than forty years. As the scion of an elite Lithuanian rabbinic family, he became the brilliant carrier of the analytic method of Talmud study pioneered by his grandfather, Hayyim of Brisk; and as a recipient of a doctorate in neo-Kantian epistemology from the University of Berlin, he developed a mastery of the classics, philosophy, and theology of Western literature. R. Soloveitchik's remarkable intellectual biography combined with his personal charisma enabled him to shape Modern Orthodoxy's ideology, religious philosophy, rabbinic education, law, and politics. He taught both Talmud and Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University, the intellectual center of the movement, where he is said to have ordained more rabbis than any person in Jewish history. For the Modern Orthodox community, he functioned as the master of both the philosophy of halakhah and its practical decisions. He left such a potent legacy of students and writings that more than a decade after his death he remains the unrivaled spiritual guide of Modern Orthodox Jews. No writing or oral discourse by R. Soloveitchik achieved more practical impact than his essay "Confrontation," first delivered at the 1964 Mid-Winter Conference of the Rabbinical Council of America

The God of Abraham, Yitzhak, and Yonatan: Goshen-Gottstein on Heschel, Greenberg, and Sacks

Contemporary Jewry, Mar 1, 2020

Korn reviews Alon Goshen-Gottstein's analyses of the theories of religious pluralism of Rabbis Ab... more Korn reviews Alon Goshen-Gottstein's analyses of the theories of religious pluralism of Rabbis Abraham Joshua Heschel, Irving Greenberg and Jonathan Sacks in Goshen-Gottstein's program of constructing a coherent Jewish theology of religion. Among the questions that Goshen-Gottstein asks are: (1) How much does each thinker believe that other religions contain divine truth? (2) How does each thinker know this? (3) What is the difference between religious pluralism and relativism? (4) How much of this pluralism can be based on Jewish law (halachah)? (5) How is religious truth validated? Goshen-Gottstein exposes the differences between these modern pluralists. Korn's review of Goshen Gottstein also probes what the legitimate limits of Jewish religious pluralism are and whether the traditional concept of idolatry is relevant today.

Philip A. Cunningham, Ruth Langer, and Jesper Svartvik, Eds. Enabling Dialogue about the Land: A Resource Book for Jews and Christians

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, May 20, 2021

The authors of Enabling Dialogue about the Land state that their purpose is to provide resources ... more The authors of Enabling Dialogue about the Land state that their purpose is to provide resources for "constructive Jewish-Christian dialogue about Israeli-Palestinian issues" (x), and it offers theological, academic, and practical material toward this end. The book stresses the necessity for Christians and Jews, and Israelis and Palestinians, to understand each other, and it promotes the need to listen to, and not to deny, the views of others in this dialogue. While some of the essays could deal more thoroughly with how others view themselves, most of the authors strive mightily to acknowledge and squarely come to grips with diverse views of the conflict. The book emerged from an International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) project "Promise, Land and Hope" conducted between 2011-2016 by wellknown Christian and Jewish interfaith scholars. The volume itself covers a wide swath, as is evident from its format. Part I contains topical essays subdivided into "Scriptural Overviews," "The Meaning of the Land [in Jewish, Christian-Palestinian, and Muslim thought]," "Challenges," "Personal Reflections," and "Creative Approaches to the Land in Christian Theology." Part II offers a curriculum and guidelines for dialogue about Israel-Palestine. The book is thus a rich reservoir of scholarship, theology, personal narrative, and practical steps to advance a productive approach to this contentious and bedeviling subject. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Michael Trainor, and J. Cornelis de Vos discuss references to the Land in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Ruth Langer ably offers a schematic overview of Jewish theological views of the Land and the State of Israel. While a few 19 th century Jewish Reform thinkers denied Jewish peoplehood and did not hope for a restoration of a Jewish state on the Land, Langer notes that these ideas never took root. What sustained the overwhelming majority of European Jews and Jews in Arab Lands ("edot ha-mizrach") was the age-old yearning

Ronald Kronish, Ed. Coexistence & Reconciliation in Israel: Voices for Interreligious Dialogue

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, Aug 19, 2016

Peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians has been an (often futile) obsession for every Amer... more Peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians has been an (often futile) obsession for every American president and administration from Jimmy Carter thru Barak Obama. It is the enterprise of presidents, prime ministers, kings, politicians, and diplomats, and the goal has usually been to reach a negotiated treaty largely imposed from above. This book is not about peacemaking, but peacebuilding-the slow, arduous work of rabbis, imams, priests, teachers, and psychologists. Peacebuilding is all about bringing people together in a dialogical and educational process to help local community and religious leaders learn how to live in peace with each other. It is about achieving psychological, educational, and spiritual transformations, and nurturing trust over many years. Long time American-born Israeli interfaith activist Rabbi Ron Kronish has compiled a collection of essays penned by his Jewish, Christian, and Muslim colleagues in Israel that gives the reader a glimpse into the variegated peacebuilding activities and organizations in Israel. Described from different religious perspectives, these activities usually fly under the radar in the violence-prone and mediafrenzied theater of Israeli-Palestinian relations. This is not a scholarly book, but an important and accessible read for anyone interested in understanding the reality of relations in Israel and what is required for Israeli Jews, Muslims, and Christians to ultimately live in peace and understanding with each other. Coexistence & Reconciliation in Israel is organized around five units: Jewish-Christian Relations in Israel; Jewish-Muslim Relations in Israel; Trialogue with Jews, Christians, and Muslims (although 'trialogue' is a linguistic faux pas since the 'dia' of 'dialogue' means 'through' not 'two'); Educating for Peaceful Coexistence; and Reaching Out to the International Community. Each unit contains numerous eminently readable essays averaging ten pages in length. Many of the essays emphasize that interfaith dialogue in Israel differs in significant ways from Jewish-Christian dialogue in America and Europe. In Israel, Jews are the majority and their interlocutors are minorities, hence the power dynamics present in Western dialogue are reversed. And of course, Christians are a

Jewish Reflections on Richard Lux’s ‘The Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) in Jewish and Christian Understanding’

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, Apr 21, 2011

Richard Lux's essay, The Land of Israel (Eretz Yisra'el) in Jewish and Christian Understanding, a... more Richard Lux's essay, The Land of Israel (Eretz Yisra'el) in Jewish and Christian Understanding, as well as his recent book on the Land of Israel are welcome additions to the library of Jewish-Christian dialogue, particularly for Christian scholars seeking to understand the deep connection between their faith and its spiritual patrimony in Judaism and in the Jewish people. Serious consideration of the Land of Israel as a theological category has been largely absent from Christian writings, a fact owing primarily to the Church's long-standing supersessionist teaching that it has itself assumed the mantle of the Jewish people's role in covenantal history. Logically, when Christianity universalized the covenant between God and the descendants of Abraham, the need for a localized geographic home for the covenant's human partners became superfluous. Theologically, when the early Church fathers concluded that Jewish exile and humiliation were divine punishments for rejecting Jesus, Jewish homelessness and wandering gained a positive theological valence. The particular status of the Land of Israel was reduced to a remnant of immature theology and an exhausted Jewish spiritual history. (To see how deeply rooted this became in popular Christian culture, see Mark Twain's comments regarding the "cursed land" of Palestine in The Innocents Abroad. 1) It was not only Judaism that Christianity claimed to supersede, but also the biblical homeland. Thus Eretz Yisra'el was demeaned, replaced and dehypostasized, managing to linger positively in Christian thought only as metaphor for more spiritual categories. Today we are blessed to live in a post-supersessionist era, when much of Christianity has come to acknowledge that the biblical covenant between God and the Jewish people still lives, that Jews bear no collective guilt for the death of Jesus and that Jews play a continuing role in sacred history. Yet the logical implications of this dramatic change in theology have not been fully explored. In rejecting supersessionism, Christianity has jettisoned the foundation for dismissing the Land as a theological category, but Christian thinkers have yet to fill the resulting void. In the post-supersessionist age, how should Christian theologians think anew about the physical land of which Judaism and Hebrew Scripturesor more properly, the "Shared Scriptures"-make so much? " The Land" appears 2504 times and is the fourth most frequently used substantive in those Scriptures. If the Catholic Church can now admit that "the Jewish reading of the Bible is a possible one," and "the Jewish messianic expectation is not in vain," 2 1 (Penguin Classics, 2002), Ch. LVI, 460-463, especially the end.

Richard Lux. The Jewish People, the Holy Land, and the State of Israel: A Catholic View

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, May 25, 2011

the Holy Land, and the State of Israel: A Catholic View is a book long overdue. The author is an ... more the Holy Land, and the State of Israel: A Catholic View is a book long overdue. The author is an experienced participant in Christian-Jewish dialogue whose primary interest is theology, and the book covers a wide swath of complex topics, primarily from the Roman Catholic perspective. He has chapters on "Church Teaching on Jews and Judaism," "The Jewish People," "The Holy Land," and "The State of Israel." Lux also offers a brief synopsis of Palestinian (Christian) perspectives on Israel.

The Latin Liturgy and the Jews

The Jewish Connection to Israel, the Promised Land: A Brief Introduction for Christians

Our online web service was released having a want to work as a full on the internet electronic lo... more Our online web service was released having a want to work as a full on the internet electronic local library that provides entry to many PDF file publication selection. You will probably find many kinds of e-publication and other literatures from your papers data source. Distinct well-known issues that spread out on our catalog are popular books, solution key, test test question and solution, information paper, training manual, quiz test, end user guidebook, user guidance, assistance instruction, restoration guide, and so forth.

American Jews, Judaism and Other Faith Communities

Springer eBooks, 2023

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel: Reflections on its Sixtieth Anniversary

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, Apr 21, 2011

On May 14, 1948, on the eve of the expiration of the British Mandate, Jewish leaders in Mandatory... more On May 14, 1948, on the eve of the expiration of the British Mandate, Jewish leaders in Mandatory Palestine gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum and issued a Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel. Like the American Declaration of Independence, this document sets forth their rationale for the formation of the state and the ideals that these leaders hoped it would embody. The founding of the state, mandated by the United Nations, was greeted with widespread joy in the Jewish world and with universal belligerence in the Arab world. Many parts of the Christian world, in many ways caught between the two and embedded in the legacy of its own anti-Judaism, were dismayed over this resumption of Jewish sovereignty over the Holy Land. Now, sixty years later, a revolution has occurred in the teachings of the Catholic and many Protestant churches about Jews and Judaism. In dialogue settings, the topic of Israel is very much on the table, no longer the proverbial "elephant in the room," even if full understanding remains an unattained goal. In this context, the editors of Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations have invited a series of brief reflections on the text of the "Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel" from the perspective of the author's own engagement in Christian-Jewish relations.

Borders and Beyond: Priests and Laity, Jews and Christians

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, Apr 21, 2011

As Pope Benedict has proclaimed 2010 as-the year of the priest,‖ it is appropriate for both Chris... more As Pope Benedict has proclaimed 2010 as-the year of the priest,‖ it is appropriate for both Christians and Jews to reflect on what meaning the priesthood continues to hold for us today. Perhaps no other institution is more dissonant with our contemporary democratic and egalitarian culture than is the priesthood. Does it have any constructive role to play in shaping and influencing modern religious life, not only for priests and the ecclesiastical hierarchies themselves, but also for the faithful laity of each community?

Jewish Theology and World Religions

Two of the most pervasive aspects of modern Jewish life are interaction with people of other fait... more Two of the most pervasive aspects of modern Jewish life are interaction with people of other faiths and exposure to their beliefs to a degree unknown in the past. Jewish thinking regarding other religions has not succeeded in keeping pace with the contemporary realities that regularly confront most Jews, nor has it adequately assimilated the ways in which other religions have changed their teachings about Jews and Judaism. Many Jews who grapple with Jewish tradition in the contemporary world want to know how Judaism sees today&#39;s non-Jewish other in order to affirm itself. Re-examining Jewish tradition, they seek guidance in understanding their interfaith relationships in the light of a Jewish religious mission. This book advances this conversation, exploring critical issues that Jews and Jewish thought face when relating to Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. It also analyses the philosophical issues raised by pluralism, non-exclusive approaches to religious truth, and appreciating the religious other. The chapters show why formulating a Jewish theology of world religions is a priority for Jewish thinkers and educators concerned with reinvigorating Judaism&#39;s contribution to the contemporary world, and how it coheres with maintaining Jewish identity and continuity.

Book Review. Karma Ben-Johanan’s "Jacob’s Younger Brother: Christian-Jewish Relations after Vatican II

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations

Rethinking Christianity

This material is copyright-protected and may not be be reproduced in any form without the express... more

Israel and the Nations

Academic Studies Press eBooks, May 10, 2023

Israel as Blessing

Academic Studies Press eBooks, Nov 3, 2020

Extra Synagogam Sallus Est? Judaism and the Religious Other

BRILL eBooks, 2017

This essay explicates the Jewish tradition&#39;s approach to faiths other than Judaism as wel... more This essay explicates the Jewish tradition&#39;s approach to faiths other than Judaism as well as to their worshippers. Emphasizing that Judaism is not a univocal tradition, the essay nevertheless posits that there are normative Jewish positions and values over time on this subject. Core Jewish theology subscribes to a double covenant theology-the Sinai covenant for Jews and the Noahide covenant for non-Jews. This logically allows for a limited religious pluralism. Limits on this pluralism and tolerance are indicated in Jewish tradition by the concept of idolatry. Jewish de jure diversity also applies to eternal salvation, known in Jewish tradition as ʿolam ha-ba ʾ (the world to come). Jewish tradition contains both particularistic dimensions (e.g. Jews as chosen people, special theological mission from the biblical Abrahamic covenant, uniquely Jewish moral and religious obligations flowing from Sinaitic revelation) as well as universalistic dimensions (e.g. all people created in Image of God, shared fundamental moral obligations incumbent on all humanity) and Judaism is always in dialectical tension between these two impulses. The healthiest Jewish ethic and theology are those that achieve a balance between these polar opposites. This dialectic is in perennial flux, leaving the future of Jewish religious pluralism open.

A Jewish Response to "Theological Questions and Perspectives in Jewish-Catholic Dialogue" by Cardinal Kurt Koch

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, May 1, 2012

Gentiles, the World to Come, and Judaism: The Odyssey of a Rabbinic Text

Modern Judaism, 1994

... By granting that Maimonides ascribed wisdom even to those who accepted Noahide commandments f... more

Enabling Dialogue about the Land: A Resource Book for Jews and Christians ed. by Phillip A. Cunningham, Ruth Langer, and Jesper Svartvik

Journal of ecumenical studies, Sep 1, 2022

The Man of Faith and Religious Dialogue: Revisiting "Confrontation

Modern Judaism, Oct 1, 2005

Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903-1993) was the undisputed leader of Modern Orthodoxy for more t... more Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903-1993) was the undisputed leader of Modern Orthodoxy for more than forty years. As the scion of an elite Lithuanian rabbinic family, he became the brilliant carrier of the analytic method of Talmud study pioneered by his grandfather, Hayyim of Brisk; and as a recipient of a doctorate in neo-Kantian epistemology from the University of Berlin, he developed a mastery of the classics, philosophy, and theology of Western literature. R. Soloveitchik's remarkable intellectual biography combined with his personal charisma enabled him to shape Modern Orthodoxy's ideology, religious philosophy, rabbinic education, law, and politics. He taught both Talmud and Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University, the intellectual center of the movement, where he is said to have ordained more rabbis than any person in Jewish history. For the Modern Orthodox community, he functioned as the master of both the philosophy of halakhah and its practical decisions. He left such a potent legacy of students and writings that more than a decade after his death he remains the unrivaled spiritual guide of Modern Orthodox Jews. No writing or oral discourse by R. Soloveitchik achieved more practical impact than his essay "Confrontation," first delivered at the 1964 Mid-Winter Conference of the Rabbinical Council of America

The God of Abraham, Yitzhak, and Yonatan: Goshen-Gottstein on Heschel, Greenberg, and Sacks

Contemporary Jewry, Mar 1, 2020

Korn reviews Alon Goshen-Gottstein's analyses of the theories of religious pluralism of Rabbis Ab... more Korn reviews Alon Goshen-Gottstein's analyses of the theories of religious pluralism of Rabbis Abraham Joshua Heschel, Irving Greenberg and Jonathan Sacks in Goshen-Gottstein's program of constructing a coherent Jewish theology of religion. Among the questions that Goshen-Gottstein asks are: (1) How much does each thinker believe that other religions contain divine truth? (2) How does each thinker know this? (3) What is the difference between religious pluralism and relativism? (4) How much of this pluralism can be based on Jewish law (halachah)? (5) How is religious truth validated? Goshen-Gottstein exposes the differences between these modern pluralists. Korn's review of Goshen Gottstein also probes what the legitimate limits of Jewish religious pluralism are and whether the traditional concept of idolatry is relevant today.

Philip A. Cunningham, Ruth Langer, and Jesper Svartvik, Eds. Enabling Dialogue about the Land: A Resource Book for Jews and Christians

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, May 20, 2021

The authors of Enabling Dialogue about the Land state that their purpose is to provide resources ... more The authors of Enabling Dialogue about the Land state that their purpose is to provide resources for "constructive Jewish-Christian dialogue about Israeli-Palestinian issues" (x), and it offers theological, academic, and practical material toward this end. The book stresses the necessity for Christians and Jews, and Israelis and Palestinians, to understand each other, and it promotes the need to listen to, and not to deny, the views of others in this dialogue. While some of the essays could deal more thoroughly with how others view themselves, most of the authors strive mightily to acknowledge and squarely come to grips with diverse views of the conflict. The book emerged from an International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) project "Promise, Land and Hope" conducted between 2011-2016 by wellknown Christian and Jewish interfaith scholars. The volume itself covers a wide swath, as is evident from its format. Part I contains topical essays subdivided into "Scriptural Overviews," "The Meaning of the Land [in Jewish, Christian-Palestinian, and Muslim thought]," "Challenges," "Personal Reflections," and "Creative Approaches to the Land in Christian Theology." Part II offers a curriculum and guidelines for dialogue about Israel-Palestine. The book is thus a rich reservoir of scholarship, theology, personal narrative, and practical steps to advance a productive approach to this contentious and bedeviling subject. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Michael Trainor, and J. Cornelis de Vos discuss references to the Land in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Ruth Langer ably offers a schematic overview of Jewish theological views of the Land and the State of Israel. While a few 19 th century Jewish Reform thinkers denied Jewish peoplehood and did not hope for a restoration of a Jewish state on the Land, Langer notes that these ideas never took root. What sustained the overwhelming majority of European Jews and Jews in Arab Lands ("edot ha-mizrach") was the age-old yearning

Ronald Kronish, Ed. Coexistence & Reconciliation in Israel: Voices for Interreligious Dialogue

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, Aug 19, 2016

Peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians has been an (often futile) obsession for every Amer... more Peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians has been an (often futile) obsession for every American president and administration from Jimmy Carter thru Barak Obama. It is the enterprise of presidents, prime ministers, kings, politicians, and diplomats, and the goal has usually been to reach a negotiated treaty largely imposed from above. This book is not about peacemaking, but peacebuilding-the slow, arduous work of rabbis, imams, priests, teachers, and psychologists. Peacebuilding is all about bringing people together in a dialogical and educational process to help local community and religious leaders learn how to live in peace with each other. It is about achieving psychological, educational, and spiritual transformations, and nurturing trust over many years. Long time American-born Israeli interfaith activist Rabbi Ron Kronish has compiled a collection of essays penned by his Jewish, Christian, and Muslim colleagues in Israel that gives the reader a glimpse into the variegated peacebuilding activities and organizations in Israel. Described from different religious perspectives, these activities usually fly under the radar in the violence-prone and mediafrenzied theater of Israeli-Palestinian relations. This is not a scholarly book, but an important and accessible read for anyone interested in understanding the reality of relations in Israel and what is required for Israeli Jews, Muslims, and Christians to ultimately live in peace and understanding with each other. Coexistence & Reconciliation in Israel is organized around five units: Jewish-Christian Relations in Israel; Jewish-Muslim Relations in Israel; Trialogue with Jews, Christians, and Muslims (although 'trialogue' is a linguistic faux pas since the 'dia' of 'dialogue' means 'through' not 'two'); Educating for Peaceful Coexistence; and Reaching Out to the International Community. Each unit contains numerous eminently readable essays averaging ten pages in length. Many of the essays emphasize that interfaith dialogue in Israel differs in significant ways from Jewish-Christian dialogue in America and Europe. In Israel, Jews are the majority and their interlocutors are minorities, hence the power dynamics present in Western dialogue are reversed. And of course, Christians are a

Jewish Reflections on Richard Lux’s ‘The Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) in Jewish and Christian Understanding’

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, Apr 21, 2011

Richard Lux's essay, The Land of Israel (Eretz Yisra'el) in Jewish and Christian Understanding, a... more Richard Lux's essay, The Land of Israel (Eretz Yisra'el) in Jewish and Christian Understanding, as well as his recent book on the Land of Israel are welcome additions to the library of Jewish-Christian dialogue, particularly for Christian scholars seeking to understand the deep connection between their faith and its spiritual patrimony in Judaism and in the Jewish people. Serious consideration of the Land of Israel as a theological category has been largely absent from Christian writings, a fact owing primarily to the Church's long-standing supersessionist teaching that it has itself assumed the mantle of the Jewish people's role in covenantal history. Logically, when Christianity universalized the covenant between God and the descendants of Abraham, the need for a localized geographic home for the covenant's human partners became superfluous. Theologically, when the early Church fathers concluded that Jewish exile and humiliation were divine punishments for rejecting Jesus, Jewish homelessness and wandering gained a positive theological valence. The particular status of the Land of Israel was reduced to a remnant of immature theology and an exhausted Jewish spiritual history. (To see how deeply rooted this became in popular Christian culture, see Mark Twain's comments regarding the "cursed land" of Palestine in The Innocents Abroad. 1) It was not only Judaism that Christianity claimed to supersede, but also the biblical homeland. Thus Eretz Yisra'el was demeaned, replaced and dehypostasized, managing to linger positively in Christian thought only as metaphor for more spiritual categories. Today we are blessed to live in a post-supersessionist era, when much of Christianity has come to acknowledge that the biblical covenant between God and the Jewish people still lives, that Jews bear no collective guilt for the death of Jesus and that Jews play a continuing role in sacred history. Yet the logical implications of this dramatic change in theology have not been fully explored. In rejecting supersessionism, Christianity has jettisoned the foundation for dismissing the Land as a theological category, but Christian thinkers have yet to fill the resulting void. In the post-supersessionist age, how should Christian theologians think anew about the physical land of which Judaism and Hebrew Scripturesor more properly, the "Shared Scriptures"-make so much? " The Land" appears 2504 times and is the fourth most frequently used substantive in those Scriptures. If the Catholic Church can now admit that "the Jewish reading of the Bible is a possible one," and "the Jewish messianic expectation is not in vain," 2 1 (Penguin Classics, 2002), Ch. LVI, 460-463, especially the end.

Richard Lux. The Jewish People, the Holy Land, and the State of Israel: A Catholic View

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, May 25, 2011

the Holy Land, and the State of Israel: A Catholic View is a book long overdue. The author is an ... more the Holy Land, and the State of Israel: A Catholic View is a book long overdue. The author is an experienced participant in Christian-Jewish dialogue whose primary interest is theology, and the book covers a wide swath of complex topics, primarily from the Roman Catholic perspective. He has chapters on "Church Teaching on Jews and Judaism," "The Jewish People," "The Holy Land," and "The State of Israel." Lux also offers a brief synopsis of Palestinian (Christian) perspectives on Israel.

The Latin Liturgy and the Jews

The Jewish Connection to Israel, the Promised Land: A Brief Introduction for Christians

Our online web service was released having a want to work as a full on the internet electronic lo... more Our online web service was released having a want to work as a full on the internet electronic local library that provides entry to many PDF file publication selection. You will probably find many kinds of e-publication and other literatures from your papers data source. Distinct well-known issues that spread out on our catalog are popular books, solution key, test test question and solution, information paper, training manual, quiz test, end user guidebook, user guidance, assistance instruction, restoration guide, and so forth.

American Jews, Judaism and Other Faith Communities

Springer eBooks, 2023

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel: Reflections on its Sixtieth Anniversary

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, Apr 21, 2011

On May 14, 1948, on the eve of the expiration of the British Mandate, Jewish leaders in Mandatory... more On May 14, 1948, on the eve of the expiration of the British Mandate, Jewish leaders in Mandatory Palestine gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum and issued a Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel. Like the American Declaration of Independence, this document sets forth their rationale for the formation of the state and the ideals that these leaders hoped it would embody. The founding of the state, mandated by the United Nations, was greeted with widespread joy in the Jewish world and with universal belligerence in the Arab world. Many parts of the Christian world, in many ways caught between the two and embedded in the legacy of its own anti-Judaism, were dismayed over this resumption of Jewish sovereignty over the Holy Land. Now, sixty years later, a revolution has occurred in the teachings of the Catholic and many Protestant churches about Jews and Judaism. In dialogue settings, the topic of Israel is very much on the table, no longer the proverbial "elephant in the room," even if full understanding remains an unattained goal. In this context, the editors of Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations have invited a series of brief reflections on the text of the "Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel" from the perspective of the author's own engagement in Christian-Jewish relations.

Borders and Beyond: Priests and Laity, Jews and Christians

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, Apr 21, 2011

As Pope Benedict has proclaimed 2010 as-the year of the priest,‖ it is appropriate for both Chris... more As Pope Benedict has proclaimed 2010 as-the year of the priest,‖ it is appropriate for both Christians and Jews to reflect on what meaning the priesthood continues to hold for us today. Perhaps no other institution is more dissonant with our contemporary democratic and egalitarian culture than is the priesthood. Does it have any constructive role to play in shaping and influencing modern religious life, not only for priests and the ecclesiastical hierarchies themselves, but also for the faithful laity of each community?

Jewish Theology and World Religions

Two of the most pervasive aspects of modern Jewish life are interaction with people of other fait... more Two of the most pervasive aspects of modern Jewish life are interaction with people of other faiths and exposure to their beliefs to a degree unknown in the past. Jewish thinking regarding other religions has not succeeded in keeping pace with the contemporary realities that regularly confront most Jews, nor has it adequately assimilated the ways in which other religions have changed their teachings about Jews and Judaism. Many Jews who grapple with Jewish tradition in the contemporary world want to know how Judaism sees today&#39;s non-Jewish other in order to affirm itself. Re-examining Jewish tradition, they seek guidance in understanding their interfaith relationships in the light of a Jewish religious mission. This book advances this conversation, exploring critical issues that Jews and Jewish thought face when relating to Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. It also analyses the philosophical issues raised by pluralism, non-exclusive approaches to religious truth, and appreciating the religious other. The chapters show why formulating a Jewish theology of world religions is a priority for Jewish thinkers and educators concerned with reinvigorating Judaism&#39;s contribution to the contemporary world, and how it coheres with maintaining Jewish identity and continuity.

What makes halakhic thinking moral FINAL

This essay examines the difference between moral thinking and Jewish law, and identifies the esse... more This essay examines the difference between moral thinking and Jewish law, and identifies the essential requirements for Jewish law to be moral, namely justice and compassion. It also examines specific instances of Jewish legal conclusions that are unethical and offers different legal interpretations of those subjects that satisfy moral requirements.