| Title | : | Reverence Despite Rejection: The Paradox of Early Christian Views of Biblical Authority (Report) |
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| Author | : | Cross Currents |
| Release | : | 2009-06-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Education, Books, Professional & Technical |
| Size | : | 85362 |
| Introduction Among the different forms of inter-religious dialogue, Jewish-Christian dialogue is unique in that both sides affirm the authority of the Hebrew Bible. (1) Since the triumph of the "orthodox" Christian argument in the first few centuries CE for retaining the Bible as sacred Scripture over Marcionite and gnostic rejection, the dominant Christian position has been that the Bible is a Christian holy book alongside the writings eventually gathered in the New Testament. (2) As we will see, the implications of this vary, but in general terms Jews and Christians alike revere and seek guidance from this text. Because of this shared source, Jewish-Christian dialogue can be especially rich, as participants consider the diverse ways that the text has been interpreted over time. |
