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

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

Religion & Spirituality

Boys, Mary C.

Cunningham, Philip A.

Sievers, Joseph

Henrix, Hans Hermann

Svartvik, Jesper

Christian Books & Bibles

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

The amazing, historic journey of Jews and Christians coming together. In this book Philip Cunningham traces the remarkable developments in Catholic-Jewish relations over the last fifty years. Centuries of antipathy and suspicion, Cunningham says, have largely given way to a new, mutually enriching relationship between the two traditions of Judaism and Catholicism. A specialist in Christian-Jewish relations, Cunningham recounts the amazing, historic journey of Jews and Christians coming together in light of both Scripture and theology, covering the period from Vatican II up to the present day. After fifty years of significant dialogue, Cunningham suggests, Catholics and Jews are now on the threshold of building true shalom between their two communities, experiencing the Holy One anew in each other's distinctive and edifying ways of walking with God.

Seeking Shalom: The Journey to Right Relationship between Catholics and Jews

This work provides insight into how the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke came to be written, and conveys modern scholarship in a clear and interesting manner. The book opens with a discussion of the complex origins of the written Gospel traditions and the consequences of this complexity for modern readers. Part One then investigates each synoptic Gospel in turn, highlighting the unique style and interest of each evangelist. Furthermore, Part One shows how the needs and questions of each of the evangelists' church communities shaped their conceptions and portrayals of the ministry of Jesus. Part Two moves from the time of the Gospel writers back to the earlier decades of the first century and sketches a reconstruction of the ministry, death, and raising of Jesus himself. Four chapters consider the characteristic features of His ministry, the principal message which He taught, and the causes and aftermath of His death. The book concludes with a discussion of how important it is for modern believers to be able to read the Gospels in an intelligent and critical fashion. Numerous charts and diagrams will enable the reader to come to know each Gospel on its own unique terms. Originally published in 1988 by Paulist Press.

Jesus and the Evangelists: The Ministry of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels

Paulist Press

Stimulus Books are volumes co-sponsored by the Stimulus Foundation and Paulist Press that deal with topics of vital interest to the Jewish-Christian dialogue. This latest Stimulus Book, A Story of Shalom, is, in the words of the author, an "experiment." In it he takes the dawn of the millennium as an opportunity to retell the Christian story (the origins of the church, its purposes, its doings over the centuries and its goals for the future) in a way that envisions a positive relationship between the Christian and Jewish peoples. 
He rejects the "old" story that saw Judaism as existing only to prepare for the coming of Christianity. Instead he tells the Christian story in a new way that promotes "Shalom" by affirming Judaism's covenant with God and the validity of Jewish self-understanding. 
This gracefully written, thought-provoking book is: 
--Perfect for groups involved in Jewish-Christian dialogue 
--Enlightening for individual Jews and Christians interested in better mutual understanding 
--Accessible to both a scholarly and non-scholarly audience

A Story of Shalom: The Calling of Christians and Jews by a Covenanting God (Stimulus Series)

Paulist Pr

Dr. Philip Cunningham explores the proper relationship between the "Old" and "New" Testaments, both in the history of the growth of the Bible as a combined book and in its use in the liturgical texts of the Christian Churches. He specially examines the Sunday Lectionary of Scripture Readings used by the major Christian denominations with a particular focus on the Roman Catholic tradition. The book shows both the integrity of each of the Testaments, and the recognition in recent years by the Second Vatican Council and other church bodies that Christians cannot simply subsume the older Testament into a preparation or prefigurement of the New Testament. In a highly informative and clear manner, Dr. Cunningham lays out all the issues and discusses the possible options of calling the two Testaments by other names that would help the mutual understanding between Christians and Jews, and allow more unity and wholeness to Christian use of the earlier Testament.

Sharing the Scriptures: The Word Set Free, Volume 1 (Stimulus Books)

Maxims for Mutuality: Principles for Catholic Theology, Education, and Preaching about Jews and Judaism

Religious Studies

Proclaiming Shalom is a collection of introductory remarks to be made before the proclamation of the readings at Sunday worship. Proclaiming Shalom frames the Scripture readings in ways that promote an accurate understanding of Christianity's Jewish roots and of the traditions of Judaism. They also describe the historical contexts of the readings, thereby helping to illumine the scripture's message.

Proclaiming Shalom: Lectionary Introductions to Foster the Catholic and Jewish Relationship

Liturgical Pr

This work provides insight into how the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke came to be written, and conveys modern scholarship in a clear and interesting manner. The book opens with a discussion of the complex origins of the written Gospel traditions and the consequences of this complexity for modern readers. Part One then investigates each synoptic Gospel in turn, highlighting the unique style and interest of each evangelist. Furthermore, Part One shows how the needs and questions of each of the evangelists' church communities shaped their conceptions and portrayals of the ministry of Jesus. Part Two moves from the time of the Gospel writers back to the earlier decades of the first century and sketches a reconstruction of the ministry, death, and raising of Jesus himself. Four chapters consider the characteristic features of His ministry, the principal message which He taught, and the causes and aftermath of His death. The book concludes with a discussion of how important it is for modern believers to be able to read the Gospels in an intelligent and critical fashion. Numerous charts and diagrams will enable the reader to come to know each Gospel on its own unique terms. Originally published in 1988 by Paulist Press.

Jesus and the Evangelists

University Press of America

Jewish Apostle to the Gentiles: Paul As He Saw Himself

Twenty Third Pubns

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