Gifts and Calling: Coming to Terms with Jews as Covenantal Partners

This article examines the theological terminology used in the 2015 Vatican statement, "The Gifts and the Calling of God Are Irrevocable." It particularly analyzes the words "salvation," "Christ," "promise and fulfillment," and the cluster of terms "evange...

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Published inStudies in Christian-Jewish relations Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 1 - 18
Main Author Cunningham, Philip A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chestnut Hill Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations 29.03.2017
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Benedict XVI (Pope)
Christianity
Dialogue
Eschatology
Judaism
Theology
Vatican City
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Summary:This article examines the theological terminology used in the 2015 Vatican statement, "The Gifts and the Calling of God Are Irrevocable." It particularly analyzes the words "salvation," "Christ," "promise and fulfillment," and the cluster of terms "evangelization, mission, witness, and dialogue."  After noting that "Gifts and Calling" does not always carefully define its use of such expressions, and that Christians and Jews often understand even common terms in different ways, the essay also recommends terminological refinements as the Christian-Jewish dialogue further matures in the future. 
ISSN:1930-3777
1930-3777
DOI:10.6017/scjr.v12i1.9796