HISTORY OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY

This is a second edition of the book. The reason for that is that importantnew information has emerged on the early church (with the addition ofTertullian) and renewal movements within Christianity and Judaism. Healing of the relations between the two traditions is so very vital for thehealing of the nations on earth. An integral part of the story is a sociologicalanalysis of the Holocaust, and the emergence of Messianic Judaism. This texthas more than an academic purpose but also a pastoral one. It is hoped thatthis work will assist Christian leaders about the roots of the Christian faith inJudaism. Much of the combined history of both traditions has been division andcon ict. The book s completion with what has been happening in regard to thehealing of the many wounds that Christians have in icted on the Jewish people. The time is now with the rise of antisemitism that Christians reach out to our elder brother in faith.