Jesus wasn't killed by the Jews : reflections for Christians in Lent / edited by Jon M. Sweeney ; foreword by Rabbi Abraham Skorka ; afterword by Amy-Jill Levine.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Sweeney, Jon M., 1967- editor.
• Skorka, Abraham, 1950- writer of foreword.
• Levine, Amy-Jill, 1956- writer of afterword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Jesus Christ--Passion--Role of Jews.
• Jesus Christ.
• Jewish role in the Passion of Jesus Christ.
• Christianity and antisemitism.
• Lent--Meditations.
• Lent.

Genre:

• Meditations.

Physical Description:

128 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, [2020]

Summary:

"Christian and Jewish scholars respond to the role of Gospel texts (particularly Lenten readings) in fostering anti-semitism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Foreword: Antisemitism yet again / Rabbi Abraham Skorka
• Introduction: We need this book
• You can't understand Judaism simply reading the old testament / Jon M. Sweeney
• "Israel is my firstborn son" (Exodus 4:22) / Walter Brueggemann
• Christianity's complicated origins / Mary Boys, SNJM
• The New Testament was written entirely by Jews / Nicholas King, SJ
• Supersessionism/replacement theology / Richard C. Lux
• Spiritual practices on Ash Wednesday ; Caution about maundy Thursday Passover seders ; For when we hear "Crucify him!" on Good Friday / Jon M. Sweeney
• The great commandment / Robert Ellsberg
• Why we need to translate loudaioi as "Judeans" / Wes Howard-Brook
• From the "Teaching of contempt" to Nostra aetate : the shift of Vatican II on the relations with the Jews / Massimo Faggioli
• Differences among early Jesus followers : Paul's warning to the Thessalonians / Bishop Richard J. Sklba
• "For fear of the Jews" : anti-semitism in John's time and in ours / Greg Garrett
• What do we say to our children? / Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Jesus wasn't killed by the Jews

ISBN:

• 9781626983526
• 1626983526

OCLC:

1114539329