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catholic perspective on jewish tradition
5-week series
beginning Feb 26
saturdays every two weeks
Subsequent series' to follow
$50 requested donation for each series
Basic catechetical knowledge required
8:30a Central
by Sr. Agnes of the Cross, CB
season one
Nostra aetate and the other documents of the Church
1. Declaration Nostra Aetate 4 of the Second Vatican Council:
-The historical context in the aftermath of the II World War
-The Ten points of Seelisberg. Jules Isaac and Pope John XXIII
-History of the document: the opposition of some fathers of the Council, e.g., the bishops from the Arabic countries, and the traditionalists.
2. A reading of this document and its quotations from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans.
3. A Theological 180°
-From a "teaching of contempt" to a recognition and an encouragement
-The mystery of the Church
-A vital relationship.
4. The Office of Interfaith Dialogue with Judaism in Rome
-within the office of the Unity of the Christians
-The Promise (Cardinall Lustiger)
-Eschatology
5. Fifty years later
-“The Gifts of God are irrevocable.”
-A difficult and controversial document
-The questions at stake
season two
Tradition and inspiration
within the Jewish approach
season three
a biblical timetable
season four
a biblical walk
through the holy land
season five
"and now, what shall we do?"