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Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith
Marvin R. Wilson

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Format: Paperback, 373pp.
ISBN: 9780802804235
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Pub. Date: April 1989

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Although the roots of Christianity run deep into Hebrew soil, many Christians are regrettably uninformed about the rich Hebrew heritage of the church. This volume delineates the link between Judaism and Christianity, between the Old and the New Testament, and calls Christians to reexamine their Hebrew roots so as to effect a more authentically biblical life-style.

As an introduction to the world of Hebrew thought, Our Father Abraham is biblical, historical, and cultural in nature. At the same time, the writing is personal and passionate, reflecting Marvin Wilson’s own spiritual pilgrimage and his extensive dialogue with Jews. The book (1) develops a historical perspective on the Jewish origins of the church, (2) sets forth the importance and nature of Hebrew thought, (3) discusses how the church can become more attuned to the Hebraic mind-set of Scripture, and (4) offers practical suggestions for interaction between Jews and Christians.

The study questions at the end of each chapter enhance the book’s usefulness as a text and also make it suitable for Bible-study and discussion groups. All Christians—and Jews too—will profit from Wilson’s sensible treatments of biblical texts, his thorough understanding of both the Christian and the Jewish faith, and his honest historical analysis of the general failure of the Christian church to acknowledge and understand its relation to Judaism.


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A magnificent achievement in calling the entire body of Gentile Christianity to reassess the great religion to which it is permanently indebted.
—Christian Scholars Review

 

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Marvin Wilson is the Harold J. Ockenga Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. A leader in the dialogue between Christians and Jews, he has coedited many books and written numerous articles on Christian-Jewish relations.

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Table of Contents

  1. A New People: Abraham’s Spiritual Children
    1. THE ROOT AND BRANCHES


    2. “Look to Abraham Your Father”
      Athens or Jerusalem?
      The World of the Bible
      The Olive Root and Branches
      Grafted into Israel

    3. GENTILES, JEWS, AND JEWISH HERITAGE


    4. A New Spiritual Family
      A Western World with an Eastern Book
      The Problem of Judaizing
      Paul and the Law
      Jewish Heritage and Today’s Church

  2. Church and Synagogue in the Light of History
    1. THE EARLIEST CHURCH AND JUDAISM


    2. Jesus and His Followers
      Beginnings: A Jewish Church
      The Hebraists and the Hellenists
      Stephen and the Hellenists
      Outreach to Gentiles
      The Special Calling of Paul
      Further Success among the Gentiles
      The Council of Jerusalem

    3. THEOLOGICAL CONFLICT AND PERSECUTION


    4. Theological Differences
      Persecutions
      Summary

    5. “HERETICS” AND THE SYNAGOGUE


    6. The Birkat ha-Minim: Definition
      The Origin of the Benediction
      The Minim and Notzrim
      “Put out of the Synagogue”
      The Nidduy and Herem
      Conclusion

    7. THE JEWISH REVOLTS AND THE PARTING OF THE WAY


    8. The First Jewish Revolt (A.D. 66-73)
      Between Revolts: The Academy at Yavneh
      From Sabbath to Lord’s Day
      The Second Jewish Revolt (A.D. 132-135)
      The Parting of the Way

    9. A HISTORY OF CONTEMPT: ANTI-SEMITISM AND THE CHURCH


    10. The “New” Israel Emerges
      From De-Judaizing to Anti-Judaism
      The Early Fathers: Blaming the Victims
      Allegory: An Attempt to Rescue the Jewish Scriptures
      Anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages
      From Luther to the Present

  3. Understanding Hebrew Thought
    1. THE OLD TESTAMENT: HEBRAIC FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH


    2. The Heresy of Marcion
      Neo-Marcionism
      A Neglected Treasure
      The Bible of the Early Church
      Two Parts, Yet One Book
      The Theological Key
      God-Breathed and Useful
      Discovering the Jewish Jesus
      Other Early Jewish Sources
      The Shema: Core Affirmation of Israel’s Faith
      Christianity Is Jewish
      The Hebrew Bible and American Beginnings
      Foundational, Not Optional

    3. THE CONTOUR OF HEBREW THOUGHT


    4. An Energetic People, a Descriptive Language
      The Power of Poetry
      Painting Verbal Pictures
      Block Logic
      A Time for Meditation
      Everything Is Theological
      Religion as a Way of Life
      A Different View of Time and History

    5. WHERE THE CHURCH WENT WRONG


    6. Dynamic Unity versus Dualism
      Otherworldliness versus This-Worldliness
      The Individual versus the Community

  4. Jewish Heritage and the Church: Selected Studies
    1. MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY THROUGH HEBREW EYES


    2. Current Attitudes
      Biblical Foundations: Genesis and Marriage
      Marriage and Sinai: Two Covenants Compared
      Jewish Insights into Marriage and the Family
      Values within the Home
      Learning about the Family through Fiddler
      Older and Better: Aging through Hebrew Eyes

    3. PASSOVER AND LAST SUPPER

      The Origin of Passover
      Passover in Old Testament Times
      Passover in New Testament Times
      Jesus’ Last Supper
      Passover Today
      Passover and Contemporary Christianity

    4. JEWS, CHRISTIANS, AND THE LAND


    5. Jews and the Land: An Overview
      Christian Approaches to the State of Israel
      Christians and Support of Israel
      Epilogue: Prospects for Peace

    6. A LIFE OF LEARNING: THE HEART OF JEWISH HERITAGE


    7. Education in Old Testament Times
      The Hebrew View of Wisdom
      Young Fools and Old Fools
      The Hebrew View of Knowledge
      Education with a Difference
      The Sweetness of Learning
      Hebraic Insights on the Task of Teaching
      Education in New Testament Times
      Everyone a Student
      Teaching Methods and Priorities
      Study as Worship
      “Guard It Well, for It Is Your Life”

  5. Toward Restoring Jewish Roots
    1. IF NOT NOW…WHEN?


    2. Preliminary Considerations for Christians
      Face-to-face in Dialogue
      Education and Personal Growth
      Social Action
      “The Greatest of These Is Love”



    A Selective Bibliography
    Index of Biblical Texts
    Index of Rabbinic Literature
    Index of Other Early Extrabiblical Literature
    Index of Authors
    Index of Subjects
    Index of Hebrew Words
    Index of Greek Words



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