Monthly Archives: May 2016

12 May 1920 Birth of Hugh William Sebag-Montefiore, Bishop and Jewish Christian #otdimjh Hugh William Montefiore (born Hugh William Sebag-Montefiore; London, 12 May 1920 – 13 May 2005) was Bishop of Kingston from 1970 to 1978 and Bishop of Birmingham from … Continue reading →

11 May 1879 Death of Samuel Gobat, Bishop of Jerusalem #otdimjh Samuel Gobat (26 January 1799 – 11 May 1879), was a Swiss Lutheran who became an Anglican missionary in Africa and was the Protestant Bishop of Jerusalem from 1846 until … Continue reading →

10th May 2003 European Lutheran Commission on the Church and the Jewish People makes key recommendations #otdimjh I am resisting the temptation to blog about today being the birthday of Karl Barth, but I think he would be in agreement with … Continue reading →

9 May 1242 Pope Innocent IV orders Louis IX of France to burn the Talmud #otdimjh Pope Innocent IV was born in 1195 in Genoa, Italy. He became a Catholic priest and scholar and was elected as Pope in 1243. … Continue reading →

8 May 1799 Baptism of Joseph Frey, founder of London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews #otdimjh Joseph Samuel Christian Frederick Frey (born Joseph Levi) (1771–1850) was a missionary to the Jewish people. In 1809 he founded the London Society … Continue reading →

7 May 1948 Second stage of “Operation Mercy” – Evacuation of Hebrew Christians from Palestine #otdimjh The term “Operation Mercy” or “Operation Grace” is used for the evacuation of Hebrew Christians in April and May 1948, when one hundred or more … Continue reading →

6 May 1950 Catholic and Protestant theologians work to renounce supersessionism #otdimjh A work-group of Evangelical and Roman Catholic theologians met, May 6-8, 1950, at Bad Schwalbach, called together by the Hesse Council for Jewish-Christian Cooperation and the German Coordinating Committee … Continue reading →

5 May 1624 New Christian Jesuit theologian Antonio Homem burnt at stake for establishing secret synagagogue in Lisbon #otdimjh HOMEM, ANTONIO: Jewish martyr; born in 1564 of Neo-Christian parents at Coimbra, Portugal; suffered death at the stake in Lisbon May 5, … Continue reading →

4 May 1877 “The Great Mystery, or How can Three be One?” Author’s Death #otdimjh Zevi Nasi Hirsch Prinz (aka Rev. Christian William Henry Pauli.) was the author of this most popular and much reprinted work demonstrating the Trinity from the … Continue reading →

3 May 2005 “Can a Jew be a Christian?” asks Jason Byassee #otdimjh Jason Byassee is pastor of Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Providence. North Carolina. and a Ph.D. candidate in theology at Duke Divinity School. This article appeared in The … Continue reading →