Context to illuminate Judaism and Christianity’s complex history together

Readers respond to Christian History

The hardest story Christian History has ever had to tell

How one faith became two—and how their conflict began

How some of the authors of the New Testament treated Jews in their writings.

Rabbinic Judaism 101

How a limited protection of Jews evolved into persecution

The birth of the ghetto

"Golden mouthed" saint preached against Jews

Christian thinkers Adopted Jewish symbols—but mistrusted their sources

A surprising point of meeting 

An uneasy 2000 years.

From 1933 to 1945, Germans—some of them Christians—murdered six million Jews

Did Luther pave the way for Hitler?

The founding of the State of Israel opened new questions for Jewish-Christian relations

Messianic Judaism combines Jewish and Christian influences, but not without controversy

Jewish thinkers, writers, leaders, and artists with lasting impacts

Two theologians seek to illuminate the difficult history in this issue

Recommendations from our editorial staff and this issue’s authors to help you navigate the history of Christian-Jewish Relations.