What Judaism means for Christians, and what Christianity means for Jews

Friends, check out this new book by some of the best scholars–Orthodox Jewish and orthodox Christian–on what Judaism and Christianity mean for each other: http://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Hope-Christian-Jewish-Reflections/dp/0802867049/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344957840&sr=1-6&keywords=covenant+and+hope

You will recognize the names of some of these prominent scholars: David Novak, Robert Jenson, Michael Wyschogrod, RR Reno, Miroslav Volf, Eugene Korn, Alan Mittelman, and others . . . and even yours truly (how did he get in there?).

The book is full of surprises, such as the essay by Schlomo Riskin, famous rabbi in Israel, who argues that Jews have a duty to evangelize and convert the world.

My essay tries to show that both Jesus and Paul were Torah observant, that land is integral to the covenant, and that Jews and Christians can learn from each other–including messianic Jews.

Richard Sklba, auxiliary Catholic bishop of Milwaukee, outlines Benedict XVI’s views of the Jewish covenant.

Eugene Korn shows how Christians inherit the Abrahamic but not the Sinaitic covenant, and attempts to forge a new Jewish appreciation for Christianity.

David Novak argues for the legitimacy of attempts to convert by either Jews or Christians, as long as they are honest and non-coercive.

Robert Jenson tries to make sense of the Trinity to Jews–or at least, as he puts it, “to make it less puzzling.”

If not the perfect beach reading, this is ideal for fall, when the leaves turn and we turn to books that enlighten and inspire.