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261. Jesus and Judaism
History and dynamics of Jewish-Christian relations from antiquity to the present as influenced by teachings concerning the nature and identity of Jesus. Emphasis on the interpretation of New Testament texts throughout history. Includes Jesus' Jewish identity, Jewish responses to Jesus and Christianity, and the theological roots of anti-Semitism. Alternate years. (Humanities) QUEHL-ENGEL [JC]
362. Holocaust and Response
Theological developments in the contemporary interaction between Judaism and Christianity as shaped by the watershed events of the Nazi Holocaust, the return of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel, as well as the current political climate, with attention to the claim that basic changes in Western religious understanding are now inevitable. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Alternate years. (Humanities) VERNOFF [JC]
363. Suffering and the Sacred
Jewish and Christian faith responses to human suffering based on the following biblical paradigms: lament, questioning, and protest; trust and relinquishment; defiant joy as spiritual resistance; self-sacrifice and redemptive suffering; and forgiveness. Hope is an undercurrent running throughout the course. Comparative analysis includes liberation, feminist, womanist, Black, contemplative, and post-Holocaust perspectives. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Alternate years. (Humanities) QUEHL-ENGEL [JC]
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