Covenantal Conversations: Christians In Dialogue with Jews

What has been learned from forty years of Jewish-Christian dialogue? This DVD contains nine interviews on various aspects of that topic. The conversations explore the implications of recent studies and dialogues for Christians today. They can be used on their own, or they can be used to introduce the chapters found in Covenantal Conversations: Christians in Dialogue with Jews and Judaism, edited by Darrell Jodock (Fortress, 2008). A study guide for that book can be downloaded at no cost from the Fortress website. Together this DVD, the book, and the study guide provide the materials needed for a nine-session study examining Jewish-Christian relations.

Those involved in Jewish-Christian dialogue often report that they gain not only a deeper understanding of Judaism but also a new appreciation of aspects of Christianity not previously noticed or taken seriously. These interviews provide suggestions for a richer understanding of Christianity in the light of Jewish-Christian dialogue.

Session 1: Judaism Then and Now; A Conversation with Rabbi/Dr. Barry Cytron
Assistant Director for Spiritual Life and Jewish Chaplain at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN.

Session 2: Covenants Old and New; A Conversation with Pastor/Dr. Peter Pettit
Director of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.

Session 3: Law and Gospel; A Conversation with Dr. Esther Menn
Professor of Old Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, IL.

Session 4: Promise and Fulfillment; A Conversation with Pastor/Dr. Ralph Klein
Christ Seminary-Seminex Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.

Session 5: Difficult Texts: Interpreting New Testament Images of Jews and Judaism; A Conversation with Pastor/Dr. Franklin Sherman
Former Director of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding at Muhlenberg College.

Session 6: Jewish Concern for the Land of Israel; A Conversation with Dr. Karla Suomala and Pastor John Stendahl
Karla Suomala is Associate Professor of Religion at Luther College in Decorah, IA.
John Stendahl is Pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Newtons, Newton Center, MA.

Session 7: Healing the World and Mending the Soul: Understanding Tikkun Olam; A Conversation with Dr. Karla Suomala

Session 8: Christans and Jews in the Context of World Religions; A Conversation with Pastor/Dr. Darrell Jodock
Drell and Adeline Bernhardson Distinguished Professor of Religion at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN.

Session 9: The Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; A Conversation with Pastor/Dr. Peter Pettit