Classical Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism: Comparing Theologies

by Bruce Chilton, Jacob Neusner

Among the world's religions, Christianity and Judaism are the most symmetrical. But in our day of religious tolerance, a tendency to overlook the vital differences between the two religions in the name of good will can undermine constructive Jewish-Christian dialogue. In this book, Bruce D. Chilton describes early Christian thought and Jacob Neusner describes early Judaic thought on fundamental issues such as creation and human nature, Christ and Torah, sin and atonement, and eschatology. At the end of each chapter, each assesses the other's perspective, and a final chapter explains why the authors believe theological confrontation--not just comparison--defines the task of interfaith dialogue today.

Genres: Judaism

284 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

About the author

Bruce Chilton (sometimes Bruce D. Chilton) (born 1949) is an American scholar of early Christianity and Judaism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_C...

Reviews

[Robert Murphy]

This is a fantastically helpful exchange between a Jewish and a Christian scholar on the differences between their theologies. I learned a lot. The Christian is of the British adherent-type: he believes but has taken many, many higher critical complaints against the fundamentals of Christianity to heart. I would highly recommend this book for any Christian looking to more about Judaism, provided they care to wade through erudite scholarly-talk.

[Sarah]

Dense, but helpful