The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible

Folks, this is an inestimable resource for the study of the Old Testament and the relationship between the Hebrew Scriptures, the Jewish people, and Catholic Christians. Produced by the Pontifical Biblical Commission back in 2001, I happily stumbled upon it today – I should’ve seen it a long time ago, though. I’m sure you will profit too from this publication. I reproduce the index below. It is hyperlink so, if you see a subject that catches your attention, click on it to navigate to it! (There was a problem with the links, but I think I've got that fixed)

Preface

Introduction

I. The Sacred Scriptures of the Jewish people are a fundamental part of the Christian Bible

A. The New Testament recognizes the authority of the Sacred Scripture of the Jewish people

1. Implicit recognition of authority

2. Explicit recourse to the authority of the Jewish Scriptures

B. The New Testament attests conformity to the Jewish Scriptures

1. Necessity of fulfilling the Scriptures

2. Conformity to the Scriptures

3. Conformity and Difference

C. Scripture and Oral Tradition in Judaism and Christianity

1. Scripture and Tradition in the Old Testament and Judaism

2. Scripture and Tradition in Early Christianity

3. Relationships between the two perspectives

D. Jewish Exegetical Methods employed in the New Testament

1. Jewish Methods of Exegesis

2. Exegesis at Qumran and in the New Testament

3. Rabbinic Methods in the New Testament

4. Important Allusions to the Old Testament

E. The Extension of the Canon of Scripture

1. In Judaism

2. In the Early Church

3. Formation of the Christian Canon

II. Fundamental themes in the Jewish Scriptures and their reception into faith in Christ

A. Christian Understanding of the relationships between the Old and New Testaments

1. Affirmation of a reciprocal relationship

2. Re-reading the Old Testament in the light of Christ

3. Allegorical Re-reading

4. Return to the Literal Sense

5. The unity of God's Plan and the Idea of Fulfilment

6. Current Perspectives

7. Contribution of Jewish reading of the Bible

B. Shared Fundamental Themes

1. Revelation of God

2. The Human Person: Greatness and Wretchedness

3. God, Liberator and Saviour

4. The Election of Israel

5. The Covenant

6. The Law

7. Prayer and Cult, Jerusalem and Temple

8. Divine Reproaches and Condemnations

9. The Promises

C. Conclusion

1. Continuity

2. Discontinuity

3. Progression

III. The Jews in the New Testament

A. Different viewpoints within post-exilic Judaism

1. The last centuries before Jesus Christ

2. The first third of the first century A.D. in Palestine

3. The second third of the first century

4. The final third of the first century

B. Jews in the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles

1. The Gospel according to Matthew

2. The Gospel according to Mark

3. The Gospel according to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles

4. The Gospel according to John

5. Conclusion

C. The Jews in the Pauline Letters and other New Testament Writings

1. Jews in the undisputed Pauline Letters

2. Jews in the other Letters

3. Jews in the Book of Revelation

IV. Conclusions

A. General Conclusion

B. Pastoral Orientations