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Instead, it's a place where believers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReceive solid spiritual nourishment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan trust in God's protection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngage in vital praise and worship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecome effective in ministry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn that confession of sin is the channel to God's power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Cymbala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zondervan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.26h x 4.92w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780310242031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Retailing\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2002 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/18\/2002 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCymbala, Jim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJim Cymbala has been the pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle for more than 50 years. 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At first glance, the idea could seem scandalous. Catholics affirm that Jesus is the Messiah; Jews do not. Jews hold that the Torah's precepts should be diligently kept; Catholic Christians hold that Christ has fulfilled the law. Can they really be reconciled?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Jesus, a Jew, tells us that \"salvation comes from the Jews\" (Jn 4:22). Pope Pius XII once remarked, \"Spiritually, we [Catholics] are all Semites.\" In a sense, Christians are Jews by adoption, as Saint Paul writes to the Romans. Since the days of Peter and Paul, the Church has struggled to understand her close yet complex relationship with the people from whom she came, at times stressing stark differences, at times treasuring their close brotherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis essential collection by \u003cb\u003eProfessors Angela Costley\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGavin D'Costa\u003c\/b\u003e examines the question of Jewish-Catholic relations from every angle. With contributions from some of the Church's greatest theological minds--\u003cb\u003eScott Hahn\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e Brant Pitre\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e Bruce Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRoy Schoeman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e Robert Fastiggi\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e Lawrence Feingold\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e Fr. Antoine Levy\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cb\u003e Fr. David Neuhaus\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFrom Sinai to Rome\u003c\/i\u003e probes the possibility of Hebrew Catholicism, which nurtures its Old Covenant roots from within the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book refuses to shy away from historical knots in Catholic and Jewish relations, but seeks to understand them thoroughly, in the context of the sacred Catholic tradition. This timely volume gives intellectual grounds for the hope that Jews might find their true homeland in Christ, with the holy Church that he himself founded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eKEY POINTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rigorous study of the rich relationship between Judaism and Catholicism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn in-depth account of the Church's Old Testament roots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn honest, focused summary of the Church's complex history with Jewish practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA robust exploration, Th of a possible Hebrew liturgical rite within the Church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela Costley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621647997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Angela Costley, \u003c\/b\u003e a Hebrew Catholic theologian, is a graduate of Oxford, and completed her PhD at St. Patrick's Pontifical University. A board member of the Association of Hebrew Catholics, she is committed to deepening the Church's awareness of its Jewish dimension and securing recognition for the unique spirituality of Hebrew Catholics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin D'Costa\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas, Rome. He has published \u003ci\u003eVatican II. Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Muslims, Catholic Doctrines on the Jewish People after Vatican II, \u003c\/i\u003e and co-edited, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Catholic Approaches to the People, Land, and State of Israel.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Angela Costley \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311278502045,"sku":"9781621647997","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_530314d5-5d3e-4da4-95ac-2c3654f4ecf0.jpg?v=1779260274"}],"url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/collections\/religion-christian-theology-ecclesiology.oembed?page=2","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}