Standing before God. Studies on Prayer in Scriptures and in Tradition with Essays in Honor of John M. Oesterreicher

422 Pages·1981·13.434 MB·English

by  Asher Finkel, Lawrence Frizzell (eds.)

STANDINBGE FORGEO D
Studies on Prayer in Scriptures
and in Tradition
with Essaysi n Honor of
JOHN M. OESTERREICHER
Edited ASHERF INKELanLdA WRENCEFR IZZELL
by
STANDINGB EFORGE OD
Studies on Prayer in Scriptures
and in Tradition
with Essays in Honor of
JOHN M.O ESTERREICHER
AsherF inkel
Edited by
LawrenceF rizzell
and
The climate wherein Jewish-Christian
relations have flourished during the last
two decades had been fostered by pion
eer efforts among scholars of the older
generation. Among those whose work
contributed greatly to the efforts of the
Catholic Church to assess its Jewish
heritage and its relation to the Jewish
community is Msgr. John M. Oesterreich
er. Both his own work and that of the
Second Vatican Council stress that a
deeper understanding of Judaism and the
Jewish people on the part of Christians
must be rooted in the Scriptures and their
use in worship, on the one hand, and in a
theological synthesis that develops out of
a tradition in dialogue with the modern
w_orld, on the other.
In the main, twenty-five scholars have
contributed original studies on liturgical
prayer to honor Msgr. Oesterreicher at the
occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday.
They offer an examination and scholarly
interpretation of significant forms of
prayer and their meaning in the Bible and
in the traditions of Jewish and Christian
communities. The Festschrift is divided
into three sections: worship in the Sacred
Scriptures, prayer in tradition, and reflec
tions on biblical and Jewish themes in the
medieval and modern periods.
Msgr. Oesterreicher founded the Mas
ter's program in Judaeo-Christian Studies
at S,.eton Hall University in 1975. The edi
tors are mem_bers of this department.
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About the editors:
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ASHER FINKEL received his rabbinical
degree from Yeshiva University and his
Ph.D. from Tuebingen. He has held aca
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demic positions at Tuebingen University,
Brown University, NewYork University and
Amherst College before coming to Seton (cid:127)
Hall University, where he is Professor of
Judaeo-Christian Studies. He has contri
buted to several scholarly journals in the
area of post-biblical Judaism and early
Christianity. His book The Pharisees and
the Teacher of Nazareth was reprinted by
E.J. Brill in 1974.
LAWRENCE FRIZZELL is a priest of the
Edmonton archdiocese in western Can
ada. He has studied at the University of
Ottawa, the Pontifical Biblical Institute in
Rome and at Oxford. He is Associate Pro
fessor of Judaeo-Christian Studies and
c:hair man of the Department.
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STANDING BEFORE
GOD
Studies on Prayer in Scriptures and
in Tradition with Essays
In Honor of
JOHN M. OESTERREICHER

STANDING BEFORE
GOD
Studies on Prayer in Scriptures and
in Tradition with Essays
In Honor of
JOHN M. OESTERREICHER
Edited by
ASHER PINKEL and
LA WRENCE FRIZZELL
KTAV PUBLISHING HOUSE, INC.
NEW YORK
1981
© Copyright 1981
The Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies
at Seton Hall University
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Main entry under title:
Standing before God.
Bibliography: p.
Includes indexes.
1. God-Worship and love-Biblical teaching
Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. Prayer-Biblical
teaching-Addresses, essays, lectures. 3. Oester-
reicher, John M., 1904- -Addresses, essays,
lectures. 1. Oesterreicher, John M., 1904-
11. Pinkel, Asher. III. Frizzell, Lawrence.
BS1199.W 73S72 230' .2 80-21102
ISBN 0-87068-708-5
NIHIL OBSTAT: Rev. Msgr. John H. Koenig
Censor Librorum
IMPRIMATUR: Most Reverend Peter L. Gerety, D.D.
Archbishop of Newark
April 11, 1980
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