Luther, Lutherans, and Jews: Looking to the Second Five Hundred Years
The 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's birth, in 1983, prompted extensive historical and theological research regarding Luther's vitriolic pronouncements about Jews and Judaism. This, in turn, led many Lutheran church bodies to repudiate Luther's anti-Jewish invective. At the 500th...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations
2018
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Studies in Christian-Jewish relations
Year: 2018, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-12 |
Further subjects: | B
New Perspectives on Paul
B Theology B JDDJ B Lutheran Church B Anti-judaism B (new) Jewish question B quinquecentennial B Antisemitism B Black lives matter movement B Promised Land B Justification B Israel B Luther |
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Summary: | The 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's birth, in 1983, prompted extensive historical and theological research regarding Luther's vitriolic pronouncements about Jews and Judaism. This, in turn, led many Lutheran church bodies to repudiate Luther's anti-Jewish invective. At the 500th anniversary of The 95 Theses, what tasks remain for Lutherans in dealing with the Reformer's legacy and fashioning a positive relationship with the Jewish people? The suggested tasks are a systematic re-formulation of Christian theology, recognizing the place of the land in the biblical promise to Israel, and reconciling with the Jewish people as a normal part of society. The last constitutes a "new Jewish question," this one put to Christians rather than Jews. |
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ISSN: | 1930-3777 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian-Jewish relations
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.6017/scjr.v13i1.10569 |