RT Article T1 “"Gifts and Calling"”: The Fruits of Coming to Know Living Jews JF Studies in Christian-Jewish relations VO 12 IS 1 A1 Langer, Ruth 1960- LA English YR 2017 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1571837876 AB In the process of implementing Nostra Aetate's teachings about Jews and Judaism, the Catholic Church came to realize that its leaders and laity needed to come to know Jews. This process has deeply transformed Catholic-Jewish relations, as is evident in the Vatican's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews newest document “‘The Gifts and Calling of God are Irrevocable' (Rom 11:29): A Reflection on Theological Questions Pertaining to Catholic-Jewish Relations on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate (No. 4).” This essay will first trace the emergence of this living engagement and then turn to an analysis of how it has shaped this new document. K1 CHRISTIAN-Jewish relations K1 Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews K1 Covenant K1 Dabar K1 davar K1 Dialogue K1 Evangelism K1 Gifts and Calling K1 Identity K1 Logos K1 Mission K1 Noahide K1 Nostra Aetate K1 Salvation K1 self-understanding K1 Sinai K1 Theology K1 Word DO 10.6017/scjr.v12i1.9797