A full blown Christology was in place long before Jesus was born in Bethlehem. There was an understanding in ancient Judaism that God related to the world through a property of Himself that was called Son of God, the Word of God, and God's Glory. One aspect of the parting of the ways between what is now called Christianity and what is now called Rabbinic Judaism is a result of theological wrestling on both sides around this Yahweh Christology.
Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri discuss the theological debates on both sides that framed each group's view, along with Melito of Sardis, a church father of the 2nd century who could either be seen as the source of everything antisemitic, or as someone who saw himself as being part of the very family he was critiquing.
Can we say that the parting of the ways is complete, even in our time?
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What is Enacting the Kingdom?
Welcome to ‘Enacting the Kingdom’: A Podcast about Liturgical Worship.
Fr. Yuri Hladio is an Orthodox Christian priest with a life-long desire to keep learning. Fr. Geoffrey holds a doctorate in Liturgical Theology and is the director of Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto. Together they explore the narrative and liturgical theology of the Orthodox Christian Church.