Variations on the messianic theme
Subtitle: a case study of interfaith dialogue
By: by Marion Wyse.
Series: Judaism and Jewish life
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Brighton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781934843475
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Messiahship; Messiah; Christianity and other religions -- Judaism
Description: The original split between Christianity and Judaism was caused by a basic disagreement over whether or not Jesus was the messiah. This split happened in a specific context and for specific reasons, and it has been maintained in other contexts for other reasons. It is necessary to examine this split by employing a more empirical method in order to understand the complexities involved at the time. Such a method will enable us to attempt a retrieval of the ancient concept of the messiah and follow its historical evolution in two different directions, in two different faiths. (Book jacket).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Confronting the impasse; title: The impasse; title: Entering the Jewish-Christian dialogue; title: Introduction: Facing the past : Hoshoah as the great divide; title: Present repentance : documents of the church; title: Roman Catholic documents; title: World Council of Churches documents; title: Lutheran documents; title: Other North American documents; title: Dialogue as meta-framework; title: Initial Christian attempts to approach Jesus as Jew; title: 1965-1974; title: Faith and fratricide; title: Conclusion: The dialogue at an impasse; title: Exploring some christological paths; title: Introduction: Urgency of the question; title: John Pawlikowski : Jesus in the pharisaic context; title: Paul van Buren : Christ in the Jewish context; title: Rosemary Ruether : humanity as the collective Messiah; title: Conclusion: Still at an impasse; title: A way forward; title: Examining the radical empirical method; title: Choosing context as primary; title: William James; title: Alfred North Whitehead; title: Empirical theology; title: Bernard Lee's appropriation of empiricism; title: Lee's retrieval of the Hebraic context : a critique; title: Mapping some variations on the messianic theme; title: Introduction: Contextualizing concepts; title: The Jewish origin and development of the messianic concept; title: The Christian shift and development of the messianic concept; title: The messianic concept in context of the Jewish-Christian dialogue; title: Among Jews; title: Among Christians; title: Conclusion: A way forward?; title: Conclusion: Discerning paths past, present and future.