September 1, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A fascinating exchange recently took place in the pages of the Vatican's newspaper between the chief rabbi of Rome and the Vatican's chief representative to the Jewish people. Their conversation reflected just how far we've come in Christian-Jewish relations – but also how far we have yet to go, Religion News Service reports. Christians must really think about what it means to accept the validity of God's covenant with the Jews while also seeing Jesus as the savior of all mankind, the subject of a new book, "Christ Jesus and the Jewish People Today." Jews, for their part, need to assess Christian claims about being in covenant with the God of Israel.

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