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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... brings us to the second clear boundary . By the mid - second century , Gentile - dominated segments of the Jesus movement retained their self - definition as " the true Israel " while , at the same time , rejecting all forms of Judaism ...
... bringing about the horrible death of Jesus.4 The Unfinished Agenda : Whether Jews Find Salvation within Judaism While the defective theology branding Jews as “ Christ - killers ” has been officially abandoned , it still remains deeply ...
... brings to Catholics the fullness of truth and salvation . The church is " the universal sacrament of salvation ... bring Catholics the full- ness of truth and of salvation ; hence , for us , the church is the universal sacrament of ...
... bring Jesus and the apostles into this world . Secondly , there was needed a small Jewish yes to Jesus - that is the primitive community , together with Paul and his helpers . Finally , however , there was needed a large Jewish no . For ...
... bring these " faithless Jews " to their senses : Let us also pray for the faithless Jews : that our God and Lord would withdraw the veil [ of ignorance ? ] from their hearts that they also may acknowledge our Lord Jesus Christ . ( Roman ...
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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 |