Jacob's younger brother : Christian-Jewish relations after Vatican II /

Ben Johanan, Karma,

Jacob's younger brother : Christian-Jewish relations after Vatican II / Karma Ben-Johanan. - 356 pages ; 25 cm

An earlier version of this book was first published as A Pottage of Lentils: Mutual Perceptions of Christians and Jews in the Age of Reconciliation (Hebrew) by Tel Aviv University Press, 2020.--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Judaism in Catholic theology: Historical and theological transitions -- After Vatican II -- John-Paul II and Jewish-Christian reconciliation -- Joseph Ratzinger and the Jews -- Part II. Christianity in Jewish-Orthodox Thought: Christianity in the Jewish tradition -- Christianity in contemporary halakhic literature -- Christianity in religious-Zionist thought -- The Orthodox world and Jewish-Christian dialogue.

"At Vatican II, the Catholic Church renounced the teaching that Jews had killed Christ and pivoted toward reconciliation. Jewish leaders responded in kind. Karma Ben-Johanan pierces the veil of interfaith dialogue, emphasizing rabbinical literature suspicious of the sudden Catholic turn and Catholic theologians struggling to maintain tradition"--

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Catholic Church--Relations--Judaism.


Christianity and other religions--Judaism--History.
Judaism--Relations--Christianity--1945-
Reconciliation--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Reconciliation--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Religious pluralism--Catholic Church.
Religious pluralism--Judaism.

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