Mar 12
That Good Friday prayer for the Jews again
Somehow I’d missed this, but here’s a repeat of a defence of the Good Friday prayer for the Jews by none other than Jacob Neusner (scroll towards the bottom of the page).
He begins:
Israel prays for the Gentiles. So the other monotheistic religions, including the Catholic Church, have the right to do the same thing, and no one should feel offended. Any other attitude toward the Gentiles would block them from encountering the one God revealed to Israel in the Torah.
It’s worth a read, as taking a different line in this otherwise controversial debate. (HT Scott Carson)