Open AccessChristian relations with Judaism and Jewish people: theory and practice
Author(s) -
Karin Weinholt
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
nordisk judaistik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2343-4929
pISSN - 0348-1646
DOI - 10.30752/nj.69552
Subject(s) - judaism , stipulation , philosophy , character (mathematics) , subject (documents) , religious studies , theology , law , political science , computer science , geometry , mathematics , library science
The stipulation of terms, that are topics of vital importance to Judaism, is gathered around 4 subjects: 1) Scripture and tradition, 2) the idea of God, 3) the idea of man, and 4) the conception of salvation. Following each subject I shall point out possible ground for a dialogue between Jewish and Christian theologians. To my mind the relations with Judaism and the Jewish people have to be in dialogue. It is a try to move from theory to practice. In Judaism of today the interpretations and teachings of the Talmudic rabbis and sages are still valid. Not as dogmas, of which Judaism has very few, in reality there is still one, that of the one true God. This state of affairs is related to the character of Jewish tradition: It is everlasting debate.