The Synod of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, a leading voice within the EKD, proposes steps for the construction of a new relationship between Christians and Jews. These groundbreaking theses lack only one thing – the recognition, invitation and inclusion of Messianic Jews. In terms of their theological depth and sensitivity to the past, their desire to change in asymetric relationship between German Christians and Jews, and their prophetic expectation of a new era of Jewish-Christian relations, they are a landmark on the way to mutual acceptance, understanding and inter-relationships.
| Synod of the Evangelical Church of the Rhineland, Germany Statement (January 12, 1978/1980) Rhineland, Germany Statement (January 12, 1978/1980) | Synodalbeschluss und Thesenverabschiedet von der Synode der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland 1980 |
| Towards Renovation of the Relationship of Christians and Jews | „Zur Erneuerung des Verhältnisses von Christen und Juden“ |
| Thou bearest not the root, but the root thee (Rom… |
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