Monthly Archives: September 2015
10 September 2000 Dabru Emet acknowledges importance of Christianity for Judaism #otdimjh
I was recently at a conference at which David Novak and Peter Ochs spoke of their purpose behind writing and publishing “Dabru Emet” (“speak truth!”) – to challenge their fellow Jewish leaders, rabbis, theologians, to acknowledge the validity and importance … Continue reading
9 September 1813 Forty-One Jewish Christians meet as Beni Avraham #otdimjh
“It was in London, in Palestine Place, for so many years an oasis for wandering Israelites, that the first exclusively Hebrew Christian Association was formed. Here in the Jews’ Chapel on September 9, 1813. a group of forty-one Jewish Christians … Continue reading
8 September 1925 International Hebrew Christian Alliance Formed #otdimjh
It was on September 8 that the historic resolution was carried unanimously: That we Hebrew Christians from different parts of the world standing for the Evangelical Faith now met in Conference, re-affirm our living faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, … Continue reading
7 September 1434 Council of Basel forbids Jewish believers in Jesus from observing Jewish practices #otdimjh
The Seventeenth Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church was convoked as the Council of Basel by Pope Martin V shortly before his death in February 1431 and took place in the context of the Hussite wars in Bohemia and … Continue reading
6 September 1963 Passing of Jules Isaac, author of “Jésus et Israël” #otdimjh
Jules Isaac (18 November 1877 – 6 September 1963) was a Jewish French historian. Born in France in 1877, Isaac obtained a degree in History and Geography in 1902 and was professor for over 30 years. A fighter by nature with an … Continue reading
4 September 1948 World Council of Churches First Assembly calls for Witness to Jewish people #otdimjh
To the member churches of the World Council we recommend: — that they seek to recover the universality of our Lord”s commission by including the Jewish people in their evangelistic work The World Council of Churches (WCC) is an international … Continue reading
3 September 1897 “At Basel I founded the Jewish State” writes Herzl #otdimjh
Theodor Herzl wrote in his diary (September 3, 1897): “Were I to sum up the Basel Congress in a word – which I shall guard against pronouncing publicly – it would be this: At Basel I founded the Jewish State. … Continue reading
2 September 1983 Second LCJE Conference Issues Statement #otdimjh
Back in 1983 I was a student at All Nations Christian College, where my tutor David Harley was the International Co-ordinator for a new network within the Lausanne Movement, the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism. He invited me to come … Continue reading
1 September 2001 “A Sacred Obligation: Rethinking Christian Faith in Relation to Judaism” #otdimjh
With the possible exceptions of articles 6 and 7 , I warmly commend this document for study, reflection, prayer and action. The Statement came as a response of Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity, and shows development … Continue reading
