In Spring 1999 the Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations launched an exciting new distance education project, enabling people who are unable to commute or relocate to Cambridge to learn more about developments in this important field. The programme is highly flexible, allowing students to choose modules reflecting their own interests, and to vary the pace of study. The full MA degree in Jewish - Christian Relations consists of four taught modules plus a dissertation of 15,000 words.
Most students study one module at a time.
However, if you have the necessary time it is possible to construct a more intensive programme, and to study two modules alongside one another. This is a compulsory module and examines the process of the self definition of Christianity and post-biblical Judaism. Through the reading of contemporary documents we assess the extent of interaction between Jews and Christians and their responses to common challenges. We examine the parting of the ways and consider Christian and Jewish biblical interpretation. Finally, we discuss how these issues relate to the contemporary world.