Anti-Semitism is deeply intertwined with Christology, suggesting that the elevation of Jesus to a position of divine authority has led to the emergence of anti-Semitic sentiments within Christianity. This assertion prompts a critical examination of the relationship between the theological understanding of Christ and the historical treatment of the Jewish people by Christians. Such introspection is crucial in addressing the complexities of anti-Semitism within the context of Christian belief and practice.
New York: Paulist Press; ©1979
Table of contents:
Preface / James Parkes
Introduction / Alan Davies
As the twig was bent: Antisemitism in Greco-Roman and earliest Christian times / John C. Meagher
The rejection of the Jews in the synoptic Gospels and Acts / Douglas R.A. Hare
St. Paul and the Torah / Lloyd Gaston
The Gospel of John and the Jews: the story of a religious divorce / John T. Townsend
The patristic connection / David P. Efroymson
From the Jesus of the story to the Christ of dogma / Monika K. Hellwig
Catholic dogma after Auschwitz / Gregory Baum
The historicizing of the eschatological: the spiritualizing of the eschatological: some reflections / John T. Pawlikowski
Rethinking Christ / Douglas John Hall
On religious myths and their secular translation: some historical reflections / Alan Davies
An ethical critique: Antisemitism and the shape of Christian repentance / Terence R. Anderson
The faith and fratricide discussion: old problems and new dimensions / Rosemary Radford Ruether.