Jakob Jocz
Jakób Jocz (1906–1983)[3] was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, and studied in Germany, England, and Scotland. He received his Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Letters degrees from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He contributed to many professional journals and wrote four other books of Old Testament study and systematic theology. Jocz was ordained in the Anglican Church, and served for many years as Professor of Systematic Theology at Wycliffe Seminary, Toronto.[4]
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| Born | 1906 |
| Died | 1983 (aged 76–77) |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Celia Gapp (m. 1935) [1] |
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| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
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| Academic background | |
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| Thesis | A Study in the Relationship Between the Jewish People and Jesus Christ[2] (1945) |
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| Discipline | Theology |
| Sub-discipline | Systematic theology |
| Institutions | Wycliffe College, Toronto |
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As a third-generation Hebrew Christian he was passionately interested in evangelism amongst Jews. However he also saw the need for a place of dialogue and sought to get the two communities to understand their past and get past the stereotypes.[5]
Jocz most notable works are The Jewish People and Jesus Christ written in 1949 and on the distinctive nature of Israel and Church before God in his 1958 work A Theology of Election: Israel and the Church. He turned his attention in 1968 to the future destinies of both groups in his often reprinted The Covenant: A Theology of Human Destiny.[5]
Works
His major works are as follows:[6]
- Jocz, Jakób (1949). The Jewish People and Jesus Christ. London: SPCK.
- ——— (1958). A Theology of Election: Israel and the Church. London: SPCK.
- ——— (1961). The Spiritual History of Israel. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode.
- ——— (1966). Christians and Jews: Encounter and Mission. London: SPCK.
- ——— (1968). The Covenant: A Theology of Human Destiny. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. OCLC 218201.
- ——— (1981). The Jewish People and Jesus Christ After Auschwitz: a study in the controversy between church and synagogue. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. ISBN 978-0-801-05123-4. OCLC 7670435.
References
Footnotes
- Glasser 1993, p. 66.
- Jocz 1945.
- Glasser 1993, pp. 66–67.
- "Jakob Jocz". Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- Glasser 1993.
- Glasser 1993, p. 71.
Bibliography
- Glasser, Arthur F. (1993). "The Legacy of Jakób Jocz" (PDF). International Bulletin of Missionary Research. 17 (2): 66–68, 70–71. Retrieved 28 December 2018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Jocz, Jakób (1945). A Study in the Relationship Between the Jewish People and Jesus Christ (PhD thesis). Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh. OCLC 781172232.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Further reading
- Birch, A. H. (1949). "Review of The Jewish People and Jesus Christ by Jakób Jocz". Hibbert Journal. 48: 206ff.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Myers, Elizabeth Louise (1989). The Literary Legacy of Jakob Jocz (ThM thesis). Pasadena, California: Fuller Theological Seminary. OCLC 20054661.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Nessim, Daniel Jonathan (1996). The History of Jewish Believers in the Canadian Protestant Church, 1759–1995 (PDF) (MCS thesis). Vancouver: Regent College. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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