Jewish-Christian Schism Revisited: John Howard Yoder (Radical Traditions) - Softcover

Yoder, John Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 033402904X ISBN 13: 9780334029045

Publisher: SCM Press, 2003

Synopsis

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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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: SCM Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 033402904X
• ISBN 13: 9780334029045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Cartwright Michael G., Ochs Peter