Opening the Covenant: A Jewish Theology of Christianity

by Michael S. Kogan

Book Overview

The Vatican II Council of 1965 signaled a new era in the relationship of the Jewish and Christian faiths. Determined to free the Church of the anti-Jewish polemic which led to such widespread suffering of the innocent, Catholic authorities completely revised their conceptions of Jews and Judaism. Soon, many mainstream Protestant churches also issued a series of official statements that affirm the eternal nature of God's ancient covenant with Israel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195112598
• ISBN13: 9780195112597
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.