Ancient word: Jews, Christians study shared past in Vatican manuscripts

Ancient word: Jews, Christians study shared past in Vatican manuscripts A group of some 20 Jewish and Christian scholars stand with Vatican officials and Jewish leaders in the Sistine hall of the Vatican Library July 19, 2023. (CNS photo/Carol Glatz)

From a dark past of once allowing and ordering the censoring, banning and burning of the Talmud and other Hebrew texts, the Vatican has deepened its decades of fruitful dialogue and cooperation with Jewish leaders with a new interfaith study programme. Some 20 Jewish and Christian scholars began a three-month hybrid course in mid-July at…

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