Michael Wyschogrod
Michael Wyschogrod (September 28, 1928 – December 17, 2015
Early life
Michael Wyschogrod was born in
Education
Wyschogrod associated himself with the
He embarked upon the study of philosophy at
Teaching career
Wyschogrod taught philosophy at several
Thought
Wyschogrod has been concerned primarily, in his activism and in his scholarly work, with the relationship, especially the theological dialogue, between Judaism and Christianity. His book Abraham's Promise: Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations makes an appeal for a new non-
At the same time, Wyschogrod urges from the Jewish side that Jews not pursue a fallacious dismissal of the divinity of Christ that operates on a priori grounds. In other words, while Jews - Wyschogrod included - can and perhaps even should reject the divinity of Christ, they should not do so by attempting to argue that God's Incarnation in man is somehow inconsistent with the teaching of the Hebrew Bible. On the contrary, there is much merit to the Christological position that posits "the indwelling of God in Israel by concentrating that indwelling in one Jew rather than leaving it diffused in the people of Jesus as a whole."[4]
Even Wyschogrod's writing that focuses solely on Jewish theology could be said to show evidence of the importance in his thought of dialogue between Jewish and Christian theology. His emphasis on the radical and sublime shock and force of God's choice to enter human history in and through the people of Israel, a unilateral and non-abrogable event, shows an affinity with the thought of the
Writings
Wyschogrod's best-known work is The Body of Faith: God in the People Israel (1989; 2nd edition: The Body of Faith: God and the People Israel). His Abraham's Promise: Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations (2004) is a collection of some of his most seminal essays on Jewish-Christian relations from throughout his career.
Personal life
Wyschogrod was married to the philosopher Edith Wyschogrod.[6]
Works
Books
- ——— (1989), The Body of Faith, ISBN 978-006-069-706-8.
- ———; ISBN 978-080-281-355-8.
As editor
- ———; ISBN 978-080-912-873-0.
- ———; ISBN 978-080-913-087-0.
Notes
- ^ Goldman, David P. (December 18, 2015). "Michael Wyschogrod, Dean of Orthodox Jewish Theologians, Dies at 87 Archived 2016-01-01 at the Wayback Machine". Tablet. tabletmag.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ^ Wyschogrod 2004, p. 25, "Divine Election and Commandments".
- ^ Soloveichik, Meir Y, God's First Love: The Theology of Michael Wyschogrod.
- ^ Wyschogrod 2004, p. 178, "Incarnation and God's Indwelling in Israel".
- ^ Wyschogrod 2004, pp. 211–24, "Why Was and Is the Theology of Karl Barth of Interest to a Jewish Theologian".
- ^ "Michael Wyschogrod, Dean of Orthodox Jewish Theologians, Dies at 87". Tablet Magazine. December 18, 2015. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
References
- Soulen, R. Kendall. "A Biographical Sketch of Michael Wyschogrod", in Wyschogrod 2004, pp. xi–xiii.
- ———, An Introduction to Michael Wyschogrod, in Wyschogrod 2004, pp. 1–22.
- Wyschogrod, Michael (2004), Soulen, R. Kendall (ed.), Abraham's Promise: Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
External links
- Wyschogrod, Michael, Articles, NYU Wagner: The Berman Jewish Policy Archive.
- The Michael Wyschogrod Scholarship Fund