Shadows of Things to Come?
Jun. 8th, 2011 02:34 amA Shadow of Things to Come
(This post was written for the June synchroblog; other entries can be found here [link TBA].)
I remember as a child learning that Christians thought the "Old Testament" laws didn't apply to them, so we could eat ham-and-cheese sandwiches and drive on Saturdays and all kinds of fun stuff. That's changed a bit in recent years, though. (Or at least I've become more aware of it.) There's a growing strain among Christians who want all things Jewish to be part of their faith life. They want Seders and menorahs and bar mitzvahs and everything else – all while holding on to a more or less orthodox Christian theology.
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(This post was written for the June synchroblog; other entries can be found here [link TBA].)
I remember as a child learning that Christians thought the "Old Testament" laws didn't apply to them, so we could eat ham-and-cheese sandwiches and drive on Saturdays and all kinds of fun stuff. That's changed a bit in recent years, though. (Or at least I've become more aware of it.) There's a growing strain among Christians who want all things Jewish to be part of their faith life. They want Seders and menorahs and bar mitzvahs and everything else – all while holding on to a more or less orthodox Christian theology.
( Read more... )