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The purpose of the
book is to
give the Christian reader a deeper understanding of Judaism, both
as a religion in itself and as a central component of Christian
salvation, and to reveal to the Jewish reader the incomprehensible
importance and glory which Jews and Judaism most truly have; a
glory and importance which is only revealed in the light
of the Catholic faith. It traces the role of Judaism and the Jewish
people in God’s plan for the salvation of all mankind
from Abraham through the Second Coming, as revealed by the Catholic
faith and by a thoughtful examination of history, showing the infinite
nobility and importance which Judaism has as God’s own religion, and
the unique and central role it has in the destiny of all of creation.
Repeatedly it demonstrates that rather than debasing
Judaism or Jews, true Christianity ennobles them to a far greater
degree than even Judaism itself does. It documents that throughout
history attacks on Jews and Judaism have been rooted not in
Christianity, but in the most anti-Christian of forces.
The structure of the book is
chronological, tracing the interaction between God and man which takes
place through Judaism and the Jewish people. The analysis is woven
around the interplay of God, the Jewish people, the Messiah, the
Gentiles, and the adversary of man’s salvation. Central themes include
the Messianic expectation in Jewish theology, anti-Semitism and the
Holocaust in the economy of salvation,
and the roles played by the State of Israel, Islam, and Arab
anti-Semitism in the Second Coming.
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