Contesting Texts: Jews And Christians in Conversation About the Bible - Hardcover

 
9780800638429: Contesting Texts: Jews And Christians in Conversation About the Bible

Synopsis

Themes explored include: biblical authority, texts of violence, tradition, identity and the other, common hope.

Contributors include: David Novak, Barbara Rossing, Steven Weitzman, Hindy Naiman, Ralph Klein, Barbara Bowe, Larry Edwards, Sarah Tanzer, Walter Brueggemann, Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, and David Sandmel.

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About the Author

Melody D Knowles is Associate Professor of Hebrew Scripture at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, USA. Esther Menn is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. John Pawlikowski, OSM is Professor of Social Ethics at the Catholic Theological Union and Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program at CTU in Chicago. Timothy J Sandoval is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Chicago Theological Seminary.

Review

"...these essays explore the ways that the Bible has served as both bridge and battleground between Christians and Jews." -- Paula Fredricksen, William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of the Appreciation of Scripture, Boston University

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