Common Ground: A Priest and a Rabbi Read Scripture Together
ISBN: 9780773574731
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / McGill-Queen''s University Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Bible -- Criticism interpretation etc; Bible. O.T. -- Criticism interpretation etc. Jewish;

Judaism and Christianity meet in scripture, which they share and about which they contend. In Common Ground Father Andrew Greeley and Rabbi Jacob Neusner present their characteristically candid - and often provocative - interpretations of the history, context, and meaning of scripture. Written in alternating chapters, Common Ground reveals how a rabbi understands Christ, Mary, and St Paul, and how a priest views creation, Abraham and Sarah, and the prophets. Neusner calls upon the ancient Rabbinic approach to scripture - the conversational dialogue of "Midrash" - while Greeley creatively renews the narrative tradition of Christianity. Together they show that differences in responses to scripture enrich the possibilities of biblical renewal.

Andrew M. Greeley is a priest, distinguished sociologist, journalist, and best-selling author. He is also professor of sociology at the University of Arizona and a research associate with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), University of Chicago.

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