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By host Tom Ashbrook:
Long before he was Pope Benedict the 16th, then-Cardinal Joseph
Ratzinger was already a fan of Rabbi Jacob Neusner. He called his book
"A Rabbi Talks with Jesus," "by far the most important book in
Jewish-Christian dialogue in the last decade." Now … Read More >
History’s Greatest LiarBy Lisa FabrizioThe American Spectator, June 13, 2007
We all think we know him, or at least we’re forever trying. Every Christmas and Easter, documentary makers seek to redefine him, or simply to find him. But who is the real Jesus Christ? In the Catholic Church’s tradition of sharpening doctrine by answering its critics, … Read More >
By Cindy WoodenJewish LedgerTuesday, May 29, 2007
VATICAN CITY (CNS)-After the Gospel writers and the apostle Paul, the
author most quoted in Pope Benedict XVI’s new book is Rabbi Jacob Neusner, a
U.S. professor of religion and
theology.
In his book, "Jesus of
Nazareth," released April 16 in Italian, German and Polish, Pope Benedict joined
the literary dialogue that Rabbi … Read More >
Jacob NeusnerThe Jerusalem PostMay 29, 2007
In the
Middle Ages rabbis were forced to engage with priests in disputations in the
presence of kings and cardinals on which is the true religion, Judaism or
Christianity. The outcome was predetermined. Christians won; they had the
swords.
But in the
post-WW II era, disputations gave way to the conviction that the two … Read More >
By DAVID VAN BIEMA
Jacob "Jack" Neusner photographed at his home in Rhinebeck, New York on May 10, 2007.
Gillian Laub for TIME
"I’m not offended when Christians eat pork," says Jacob Neusner. At
least not usually. The brilliant–and none too patient–Jewish scholar
does recall a religion conference where so much of the other white meat
was served that … Read More >
Divine luck for
McGill-Queen’s
by
Scott MacDonald, The Quill & Quire
May 18, 2007: The
big event in international publishing this week is the release of Jesus of Nazareth, a study of the life and
teachings of Jesus by Joseph Ratzinger, aka Pope Benedict XVI. The originating
publisher, Doubleday U.S., is expected to do blockbuster
business with it, … Read More >