Christians and Jews: historical and theological perspectives of their relationship
Christians and Jews: historical and theological perspectives of their relationship
Author(s): Andrzej Piotr PerzyńskiSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Jewish studies, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Comparative Studies of Religion, Religion and science , History of Judaism, Biblical studies, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology, History of Antisemitism, History of Religion
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Jewish People; Church and Synagogue; Holocaust; religious prejudices; intolerance; anti-Judaism; declaration Nostra aetate; Christian-Jewish dialogue; people of God;
Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the subject of Christian-Jewish relations in historical and theological terms. In the historical part, the following periods are briefly discussed: New Testament, patristic, medieval, modern and contemporary. In the theological part, the common elements of Judaism and Christianity are first presented. Herein: Jews and Christians identify their faith and action through the interrelations between justice and love; they base their beliefs on the common “scripture” (the “Old Testament”); they understand each other as the people of God; they profess the one God, the Creator and the Redeemer; they express their faith in worship, in which there are many similarities;Jews and Christians also live in the expectation for the common history of God with His people, whose fulfilment they expect. Distinctive elements (the divergence of the ways) are: the belief in Jesus, the Christ; the interpretation of the Scriptures; a different understanding of what God’s people are; different developed piety. In conclusion, it is said that the rediscovery of a positive relationship with Judaism facilitates a positive formation of Christian identity and memory.
Journal: Studia Oecumenica
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 329-348
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English, Polish