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Schon- thentic records which showed field's 'Passover Plot' has what actually happened, but stirred much controversy were written up to 200 years over Jesus' relationship to later to convey what was de- both Christians and Jews sired by the writer to have alike, and his sequel, 'The happened. In his introduction to "The Jesus Party,' published by Macmillan, is sure to stimu- Jesus Party" Dr. Schonfield late thinking men to re-read says that the churches are gradually warming to the the New Testament. In Dr. Schonfield's own material being presented by words, "A great transforma- many of their own scholars. tion has been taking' place And where long held beliefs in the understanding of have always suggested that Christian beginnings. This is Christianity and Judaism of so consequential a nature were in conflict, the new evi- that it could not be expected dence shows that the New to be officially confirmed by Testament Gospels and Acts any section of the Christian are actually out of touch church, which has to think in with the times they are sup- terms of the effect on the posed to represent. Can these archeological rank and file of believers. "Yet very largely the findings lead to an end of transformation has been due 2,000 years of religious pre- to the diligence, integrity and judice, hatred, and violence? objectivity of Christian scho- Even Dr. Schonfield deplores lar ship, assisted by the dis- his fellow scholars for failing covery of fresh material to educate the public to their such as the Dead Sea findings, and for the reluc- tance of churchmen to come Scrolls." scholar S chen- to grips with the new evi- Biblical field, who has written more dence. Prejudice will exist as long than 30 books in his 40 years of study, startled the world as "The Jesus Party" is with his carefully researched startling or revealing in the "Passover Plot." It removed eyes of the lay public. It is the aura and cloudy veils not an easy book to read, from the New Testament and and reading the New Testa- its writers, placing the whole ment might be a pre-requi- period into a historical, site. But the information it imparts, or more important- human focus. The footnoted, documented ly the new evidence and result, displays a young Jew scholarship of biblical re- named Jesus, who sincerely search it represents, should believed he was the messiah make a lasting change on of Israel, and carefully Christianity. plotted and staged his cruci- fixion and resurrection to Agency Selected bear out the messianic pro- to Head Medical phecies. In "The Jesus Party," Dr. Help for Israel Schonfield continues the BROOKLINE, Mass.—The story over the next century, American Physicians Fellow- showing that the loyal, revo- ship has been selected as the lutionary followers of Jesus sole coordinator in the Uni- were Jews, at times fanatical ted States and Canada of the Jews who would kill-for the emergency volunteer surgi- slightest indiscretion of faith. cal, medical and paramedical His book maintains that prOgram to Israel. The selec- these were loyal Jewish na- tion was made by the Israel tionalists, banded together to Medical Association with the drive the Romans out of Is- approval of the Israeli gov- rael. Only later did these ernment (the health, labor Jews become Christians in and defense ministries). the eyes of the writers of the The agency was selected New Testament, who rewrote to avoid the confusion and history to placate the Ro- duplication of effort that mans. characterized the emergency Dr. Schonfield's work is volunteer medical program-- startling . . . and that is a in the United States and sad indictment of our society. Canada during the Yom Kip- Archeological advances and pur War. discoveries in the last 100 During that period 26 years have shed increasing highly specialized medical light on the Bible, especially and paramedical volunteers the New Testament. But the from the United States and mounting evidence of falli- Canada were sent to Israel bility in church doctrine and by the APF. beliefs has yet to be accepted. Although much of the evi- Bar-Ilan U. Selects dence is being documented by Christian scholars, little Rabbi for Campus RAMAT-GAN — Rabbi Is- of the information has been rael Hess has been appointed made public before Dr. Schonfield's revealing work. Rabbi of the Bar-Ilan Uni- He said the Bible "could versity campus. Prof. M e n a h e in Zevi no - longer be treated as sac- Kaddari, university rector, rosanct, to be received _as factually true in every de- said Rabbi Hess would pro- tail. Resistance to the secular vide counseling and spiritual treatment of the Bible was guidance to the general stu- considerable, especially as dent body, influence and regards the New Testament, shape religious and social since the truth of the prin- life on campus, and conduct cipal dogmas of Christianity religious study circles among was now open to chal- students and staff. Rabbi Hess, who is 39, was lenge ..." born in Israel and is a grad- uate of the Bnei Akiva Move- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, Sept. 27, 1974-17 ment.