{"id":7871,"date":"2004-02-23T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2004-02-23T09:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2004\/02\/jewish_debate_over_passion_stand.html"},"modified":"2004-02-23T09:30:56","modified_gmt":"2004-02-23T09:30:56","slug":"jewish_debate_over_passion_stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2004\/02\/jewish_debate_over_passion_stand.html","title":{"rendered":"Jewish debate over Passion stand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/la-me-passion23feb23,1,2864879.story\">From the LATimes <\/a> (LRR)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Several Jewish organizations are launching efforts at interfaith outreach as well as to teach Jews about the New Testament.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the movie, the University of Judaism in Los Angeles recently held a panel discussion \u2014 the first of three at area colleges \u2014 of Christian and Jewish scholars about the Crucifixion. <\/p>\n<p>The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles this week is featuring a startling cover story with an image of Jesus and a piece by noted Christian author Jack Miles, &#8220;What Jews Need to Know about Jesus.&#8221; The piece explains the New Testament, Jesus&#8217; background, the reasons Jews rejected him and the context for claims that the Gospels are anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only important work that Jews know less about than the Torah are the Gospels,&#8221; Journal editor Rob Eshman wrote in an accompanying editorial. &#8220;Gibson&#8217;s movie won&#8217;t destroy decades of fruitful Christian-Jewish dialogue; it will simply prove how crucial that dialogue is.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the LATimes (LRR) Several Jewish organizations are launching efforts at interfaith outreach as well as to teach Jews about the New Testament. 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