
Jewish-Christian Schism Revisited
John Howard Yoder
John Howard Yoder(Author)
SCM Press
Published on 1. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-334-02904-5 (ISBN)
Description
Between 1971 and 1996, the late John Howard Yoder wrote a series of ten essays "revisiting" the Jewish-Christian schism. He argued that, properly understood, Jesus did not reject Judaism, Judaism did not reject Jesus and that the apostle Paul's mandate for the salvation of the nations is best understood not as a product of his Hellenization, but rather as belonging to the context of his Jewish heritage. Drawing on his lifelong critique of the Constantinian deformation of Christianity, Yoder argues that the "free church" vision of Christianity can be closely linked to Diaspora Judaism. In their introduction, the editors locate Yoder's argument in relation to his decades-long dialogue with the philosopher and rabbi Steven S. Schwarzschild and in relation to Yoder's understanding of Jewish-Christian reconciliation. The editors also show how Yoder's understanding of the Jewish-Christian schism must be understood in the context of his theological understanding of what it means for Christians and Jews to share the God-given vocation to be "missionary" peoples to and for the nations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-334-02904-5 (9780334029045)
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Michael G Cartwright is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Executive Director of the Crossings Project at the University of Indianapolis. Peter Ochs is Edgar M Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies at the University of Virginia.