Common Ground: A Priest and a Rabbi Read Scripture Together - Softcover

Greeley, Andrew; Neusner, Jacob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0773534474 ISBN 13: 9780773534476

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Judaism and Christianity meet in scripture, which they share and about which they contend. In Common Ground Father Andrew Greeley and Rabbi Jacob Neusner present their characteristically candid - and often provocative - interpretations of the history, context, and meaning of scripture. Written in alternating chapters, Common Ground reveals how a rabbi understands Christ, Mary, and St Paul, and how a priest views creation, Abraham and Sarah, and the prophets. Neusner calls upon the ancient Rabbinic approach to scripture - the conversational dialogue of "Midrash" - while Greeley creatively renews the narrative tradition of Christianity.

Together they show that differences in responses to scripture enrich the possibilities of biblical renewal.

About this title

About the Authors

Andrew M. Greeley is a priest, distinguished sociologist, journalist, and best-selling author. He is also professor of sociology at the University of Arizona and a research associate with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), University of Chicago.

Jacob Neusner is Distinguished Service Professor of the History and Theology of Judaism and Senior Fellow, Institute of Advanced Theology, Bard College.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773534474
• ISBN 13: 9780773534476
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 354