Jesus and the Holocaust: Reflections on Suffering and Hope
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385487657 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Joel Marcus is professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Duke Divinity School and author of the two-volume Anchor Bible Commentary volume on Mark.
By recognizing this bond and empathizing with one another, the cycle of blame and violence can be stopped.This short series of meditations is ideal for reflections throughout Lent and will be a signal to the world that hope springs from suffering. Both Jews and Christians will find encouragement in these soul-searching homilies.. Mary's Cathedral, in Glasgow. In the seven homilies he delivered there, author Joel Marcus humbly offered his reflections on the hope of healing the world's aching heart--especially the pain of the Holocaust.Collected in Jesus and the Holocaust are Dr. As Christians solemnly remembered the Crucifixion of Jesus, as Jews reenacted the Passover, and as the world observed the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World
moving book that I highly recommend. Joel Marcus offers no slam dunks Ron Sagnella Deeply penetrating reflections on the crucifixion and the holocaust in a manner I never thought connected. This was written by a scholarly Jew well conversant with the Old and New Testaments and the history of the holocaust. (As Jew by birth and a Christian by choice.) A poignant, moving book that I highly recommend. Joel Marcus offers no slam dunks, no easy answers to the fact of evil in our times. A slim tome of a book which I highly recommend.
Through difficult personal reflection, Marcus--a Jew by birth, Christian by choice--discovered that in the shared suffering of Christians and Jews, a common bond exists for healing the hurt all have experienced through the death of Christ and the horror of the Holocaust. In the seven homilies he delivered there, author Joel Marcus humbly offered his reflections on the hope of healing the world's aching heart--especially the pain of the Holocaust.Collected in Jesus and the Holocaust are Dr. Both Jews and Christians will find encouragement in these soul-searching homilies. . By recognizing this bond and empathizing with one another, the cycle of blame and violence can be stopped.This short series of meditations is ideal for reflections throughout Lent and will be a signal to the world that hope springs from suffering. Reflecting on Bible passages in light of stories and