Why The Jews Rejected Jesus: The Turning Point In Western History - Rilegato

Klinghoffer, David

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ISBN 10: 0385510217 ISBN 13: 9780385510219

Casa editrice: Doubleday, 2005

Riassunto

The scholar-author of The Discovery of God looks at the historical debate over Judaism's regjection of claims for Jesus's divinity, explaining why Jewish elders condemned Jesus because of his unorthodox interpretations of the law and arguing the schism between Judaism and Christianity arose not from a rejection of Jesus but from a rejection of Paul. 35,000 first printing.Reprint.

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DAVID KLINGHOFFER is the author of The Lord Will Gather Me In, a memoir of Jewish conversion, and The Discovery of God, a spiritual biography of Abraham. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

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The age-old debate about Jewish culpability in the death of Christ was seemingly put to rest. The recent furor surrounding Mel Gibson s The Passion of the Christ, however, has reopened the wound, and many fear that it will undermine a century of Jewish-Christian dialogue. David Klinghoffer brings a fresh perspective to the claims and counterclaims in this authoritative reexamination of the origin of the controversy and its impact on history.

Far from denying the role Jews played in the crucifixion, Klinghoffer provides ample evidence that Jewish sages accepted full responsibility for it. Exposed to many would-be messiahs, the Jews of Palestine regarded Jesus with a sense of curiosity tempered by understandable skepticism. Opposition to him arose not in response to his rebellious activities but to his individualistic, often unorthodox, interpretations of the law. According to Biblical prophesies, the coming of the Messiah would be marked by a series of specific events, including the gathering of exiles, the return of a Davidic king, and the reconstruction of the Temple. Because none of these events occurred during Jesus lifetime, Klinghoffer argues, the judgment against Jesus by Jewish elders was natural and inevitable. In condemning Jesus, they were upholding a basic tenet of their religion: the belief that no man could interpret the Torah on his own authority.

The Jerusalem Church established by Jesus followers remained a wholly Jewish movement. In a persuasive, groundbreaking conclusion, Klinghoffer shows that the schism between Judaism and Christianity was a result not of the Jewish rejection of Jesus but of the rejection of Paul. Claiming that Christ transcended the written Torah, Paul s preachings clearly represented a new religion one that would spread throughout Europe and change the course of history.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Doubleday
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0385510217
• ISBN 13: 9780385510219
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 247
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile