During the week covered by this review, we received 2 articles on the following subjects:
Christian Organizations
The Pope and the Vatican
Christian Organizations
Gal-Gefen, May 30, 2019
A festive celebration of “Iftar” (the breaking of the daily Ramadan fast) was hosted in the city of Ramla, where various officials were invited to join. Participants included delegates from the International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem. As part of the evening’s program, a meal was served, and explanations were given as to the meaning of Ramadan and its traditions.
The Pope and the Vatican
The Jerusalem Report, June 1, 2019
This was an interview with American-Israeli biblical scholar, Marc Brettler, who recently published The Jewish Annotated New Testament, which he also presented to Pope Francis as a gift. Brettler said that reactions to a Jewish New Testament ranged between “curious and horrified”, in part due to the fact that Jews are wary of the New Testament, which has had “painful repercussions for the Jewish people”. Nevertheless, he expressed his excitement at presenting his work to Pope Francis, who “received the work happily, and handed it to his assistant saying that this is a very important work, and that the assistant should keep track of it and keep it near him.” Brettler said the encounter with the pope has stayed with him. He also thanked Francis for his constructive work in Jewish-Catholic relations.