Woman Rabbi teaches Relegion at Catholic school

[Myles Domini]

[quote name='Captain_Fantastic' date='Mar 10 2006, 04:59 AM']In order to understand the child one must understand the parent    I think more Christian schools should require a year of Jewish studies.
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One must remember that Second Temple Judaism was not wholly rabbinic Judaism and that the rabbinic Judaism practicised today is but one of the many strains of Second Temple Judaism practiced in Christ's period. It is true that Jesus' teaching style is rabbinical and that is to be expected given his cultural milieu but that doesn't mean neccessarily that He himself would've regarded the type of Judaism codified by the Council of Jamnia at the end of the 1st century as 'parent'.

The Jews shared an orthopraxy not an orthodoxy. At the time of Jesus' birth they weren't even entirely sure whether or not there was going to be 1 Messiah or 2 as the Qumran documents illustrate, and as the gospels show there were rival rabbis and groups competing for the ear of the masses. It would be mistaken to conceive of Christianity as splitting [i]off[/i] from Judaism. In the 1st century there was no such organised body and if anyone officially represented the Jews it was not those of the Pharisaic tradition which birthed rabbinic Judaism as we know it but the Sadducean priestly caste in Jerusalem.

I think it is vital for Christians to understand the Jewish conceptions that underlay their common pillars of faith e.g. the paschal feast and the semitic understanding of re-presentation etc. However, I do not believe we should be obliged to learn the textual interpretations of rabbinic Judaism since they can take and interpret exactly the same texts as we in a completely different manner. Our faith represents one strain of Second Temple Judaism, theirs another. Christianity in and of itself is a living tradition from the Second Temple epoch which counts Abraham as our father in faith. Rabbinic Judaism is not parent to Catholicism but sibling.

[Guest Rick777]

I think having a Jewish rabbi teach at a Catholic school is odd! A Jewish school wouldnt let a Catholic priest teach at thier schools.

Edited March 22, 2006 by Rick777

[avemaria40]

but if they are teaching Jewish Studies, it seems appropriate to have a rabbi

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

What is jewish studies?

and why should a course on Talmudism (a false relegion) be taught as a relegion Class in a Catholic School?


why don't they just memorize the Baltimore Catechism? that is a better Idea.

[Guest Rick777]

I agree. Why in the heck would a Catholic School offer Jewish studies.....that kinda undermines the whole idea......

[ReinnieR]

[quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Mar 9 2006, 01:55 PM']SO what if judiasm is the relegion of Israel?

they are no longer the Chosen people. We Catholics are the new Israel. They are the same people, but they do not believe in the same things. As i  have said above, the Talmud Perverts Judiasm.
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Sam God made a covenant. he will not break his promise to the people of the old covenant.

tell me what you think of Revelation 4:4

[Laurentina1975]

[quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Mar 7 2006, 04:48 PM']well then you are wrong the church teaches that all relegegions other than Catholicism are false.
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Sorry for interjecting here.
But isn't relegeion spelled RELIGION?
Last time I checked it was.

[Guest Rick777]

lol................

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

[quote name='Laurentina1975' date='Mar 31 2006, 11:27 PM']Sorry for interjecting here.
But isn't relegeion spelled RELIGION?
Last time I checked it was.
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Edited April 1, 2006 by Extra ecclesiam nulla salus

[homeschoolmom]

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

bye phatmass. im done for good.

[Guest Rick777]

but since this subject is open....I still dont get how someone could support this ......

[cmotherofpirl]

If she is teaching Jewish studies what is the problem?

[Guest Rick777]

Do orthodox Jewish schools offer courses on Catholicism?

[cmotherofpirl]

Don't know.
But its the same principle if you want to learn about Catholics - you ask catholics.
Who better to teach about the Jews than a rabbi? I went to shul with my girlfriend to learn about her religion.