Language:
English
Year of publication:
1990
Titel der Quelle:
Midstream
Angaben zur Quelle:
36,7 (1990) 36-42
Keywords:
Missions History 20th century
;
Jews History 1945-
;
Christian converts from Judaism History 20th century
;
Christianity and other religions Judaism 20th century
;
History
Abstract:
Starting with the phenomenon of massive numbers of conversion to Christianity in the present day, and the lure of missionary propaganda concerning the "charisma" of Jesus, discusses the origins of Christianity and the nature of Christian-Jewish polemics throughout the centuries. Points to the Hellenic and anti-Judaic basis of Jesus' teachings. Jews recognized the fact that Christian teachings are alien to the essence of Judaism. Following the Enlightenment period, Christian scholars sought a relevance in Christian doctrine for modern social problems, presenting Jesus as a reforming Jew fighting the establishment of his time. Jewish scholars have joined this trend to re-Judaize Jesus, not realizing that they are aiding Christian efforts to convert the Jews. The way to counter missionary inroads is to restore the awareness that Judaism and the gospel of Jesus are two mutually exclusive "Weltanschauungs", and to show Judaism's uniqueness as a catalyst for the sublimation of other religions in search of God.
Note:
See also the replies by Jewish writers and scholars in "A symposium; replies to Gershon Mamlak". Ibid. 37,7 (1991) 26-31, and the response by Mamlak on pp. 31-35. .
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