Salvation is from the Jews (John 4:22): Saving Grace in Judaism and Messianic Hope in ChristianityLiturgical Press, 2007 - 201 pagini Growing up in an ethnic suburb in Cleveland, Aaron Milavec was an impressionable adolescent whose religious and cultural influences made it natural for him to pity, blame, and despise Jews. All of that began to change in 1955 when Mr. Martin, a Jewish merchant, hired Milavec as a stock boy. Milavec's initial anxieties over working for a Jew surprisingly gave way to profound personal admiration. This, in turn, plunged Milavec into a troubling theological dilemma: How could God consign Mr. Martin to eternal hellfire due to his ancestral role in the death of Jesus when it was clear that Mr. Martin would not harm me, a Christian, even in small ways? This book is not for the faint-hearted. Most Christians imagine that the poison of anti-Judaism has been largely eliminated. In contrast, Milavec reveals how this poison has gone underground--disfiguring not only the role of Israel in God's plan of salvation but also horribly twisting the faith, the forgiveness, and the salvation that Christians find through Jesus Christ. This painful realization serves as the necessary first step for our healing. At each step of the way, Milavec's sure hand builds bridges of mutual understanding that enable both Christians and Jews to cross the chasm of distrust and distortion that has infected both church and synagogue over the centuries. In the end, Milavec securely brings his readers to that place where Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity can again be admired as sister religions intimately united to one other in God's drama of salvation. |
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... Paul II reminds us , " in order to be a blessing for the world , Jews and Christians need first to be a blessing for each other . " May this volume move us toward this end ! Progress and Decline Catholics officially abandoned the ...
... Paul's letter to the Galatians , on the other hand , he sets his hand to the refutation of troublemakers within a community he had founded . In this letter Paul writes that " all who rely upon works of the law [ Torah ] are under a ...
... Paul says that " it was reckoned to him as righteous- ness " ( Rom 4 : 3 ) . This is the situation of the believing ... Paul's argu- ment today , consequently , would mean reaffirming the salvation of the children of Abraham ( without ...
... [ Paul ] , the Jews still remain most dear to God because of their fathers , for he does not repent of the gifts he makes nor ... Paul's notion that God deliberately hardened the hearts of Israel so that " they stumbled " ( Rom 11 : 11-12 ) ...
... Paul boldly foresees the " mystery " ( the hidden plan of God ) whereby , in the end times , " these natural branches ... Paul's assurance that " all Israel will be saved " ( Rom 11:26 ) has at- tracted much attention in fundamentalist ...
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The Story of Salvation | 57 |
Parting of the Ways | 84 |
Jesus as Messiah | 116 |
The Unsavory Odor of Christian Evangelization | 152 |
Reflections on Covenant and Mission | 173 |
Bibliography | 183 |
Index | 196 |