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Jewish-Christian Dialogue

Winter 2006, Vol. 103, No. 1

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Table of Contents

First Words . . . Jewish-Christian Dialogue: Editorial Introduction

By Daniel E. Goodman, Associate Professor of New Testament, M. Christopher White School of Divinity, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina

A Word From . . .

By James Dunn, Former Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs; Adjunct Professor of Christianity and Public Policy, Wake Forest University Divinity School, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

A Word About . . . "Get Yourself a Friend" for Jewish-Christian Dialogue

By Jacob Neusner, Research Professor of Theology and Senior Fellow, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.

Thematic Words:

What are the Major Issues for Jews and Christians in Dialogue?

How to Interpret the Old Testament: The Central Issue Between Christians and Jews

By Walter Harrelson, Professor Emeritus, Vanderbilt University Divinity School, and Adjunct University Professor, Wake Forest University Divinity School, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

"Prisoners of Hope": Jews, Christians, and the Defining Issues of Dialogue

By A. James Rudin, Senior Interreligious Affairs Advisor, American Jewish Committee, and Distinguished Visiting Professor, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida.

Strangers, Neighbors, and Strangers Again: The History of Southern Baptist Approaches to Jews and Judaism

By Daniel E. Goodman, Associate Professor of New Testament, M. Christopher White School of Divinity, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

Romans 9-11: Deciphering Paul’s Anguish Over the Fate of Israel

Paul’s Argument in Romans 9-11

By Michael J. Cook, Sol & Arlene Bronstein Professor of Judeo-Christian Studies, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Metaphor, Mystery, and the Salvation of Israel in Romans 9-11: Paul’s Appeal to Humility and Doxology

By F. Scott Spencer, Professor of New Testament, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.

"To All the Gentiles": A Jewish Perspective on the Great Commission

By Amy-Jill Levine, Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion, Nashville, Tennessee.

Which Way Forward? The Next Generation of Jewish-Christian Dialogue

To Repair the World: Judaism and Christianity in Partnership

By Rabbi Irving Greenberg, President, Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation, New York, New York.

Creating an Unknown Future: The Next Generation of Jewish-Christian Dialogue

By Daniel E. Goodman, Associate Professor of New Testament, M. Christopher White School of Divinity, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

Expository Words:

Texts of Terror and the Essence of Scripture: Encountering the Jesus of John 8

By Jeffrey S. Rogers, First Baptist Church, Greenville, South Carolina.

"Do Not Hold This Sin Against Us": An Expository Reflection on Acts 6:9-7:60

By Guy Sayles, First Baptist Church, Asheville, North Carolina.

"His Blood Be on Us": Matthew 27:15-26

By Richard Groves, Wake Forest Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Words About Recommended Books on Jewish-Christian Dialogue:

If you could recommend one book to Baptists interested in exploring more deeply the challenges of Jewish-Christian dialogue, what book would you recommend and why? These 25 scholars—many of them international leaders in their respective disciplines—share their recommendations with the readers of Review & Expositor.

John Dominic Crossan Alan Culpepper

Paula Fredriksen Alan Mittleman

Philip Cunningham Ruth Langer

Peter Ochs Walter Harrelson

Stanley Hauerwas David Blumenthal

Robert Chazan Harold Attridge

Michael Cook John Ewing Roberts

Timothy Crawford David Novak

David Rosen David Capes

John Pawlikowski Jacob Neusner

Mary Boys Krister Stendahl

Marc Saperstein Kendall Soulen