Bücher der Reihe Kohlhammer Studienbücher Theologie

Dieses Studienbuch stellt alle Bereiche des Kirchenrechts dar, die im Vollstudium der katholischen Theologie behandelt werden. Es geht neben dem weltweit gültigen Kirchenrecht auch auf Besonderheiten der kirchenrechtlichen Situation in Deutschland und Österreich ein. Dementsprechend nehmen praxisrelevante Themen großen Raum ein: das Sakramentenrecht mit einem Schwerpunkt auf dem Eherecht, die Kirche und ihre hierarchische Verfasstheit, das Verkündigungsrecht. Daneben werden auch die übrigen Themen vorgestellt, etwa das kirchliche Vermögensrecht, Strafrecht und kirchliche Gerichte.

This textbook illustrates the "history of Israel" from the beginnings until the Bar-Kochba insurgence 132-135 AD. The knowledge, which is indispensable for exegesis and theology studies, is passed on by the author as a matter of course and in light of current research. He uses all available sources for his illustrations: next to the bible, archaeological findings, inscriptions and artwork have been considered; it is shown by means of example how the sources are to be interpreted and where the boundaries of reconstructing history lie. For this purposes, he introduces the latest findings of archaeological and historic research and links the results to biblical interpretations in a critical manner. This produces an impression of the history of ancient Israel in the context of the Southern Levant, which is often familiar, but also fresh and unexpected.

The closest connection between Jews and Christians probably lies in the fact that they share a common scriptural basis. All of the books of the Hebrew Scriptures (Tanach) are included in the ?Old Testament= of the Christian Bible. However, the history of Judaism and Christianity shows that the same books are understood and interpreted quite differently in each of the separate contexts. The new edition of this book emphasizes common ground and differences in understanding and interpretation and takes up the intensive hermeneutic debate that has been taking place over the last 20 years. This includes new findings on interrelationships between Judaism and Christianity in the first few centuries after Christ, as well as advances in Christian&Jewish dialogue. Special attention is given to the reorientation of the relationship with Judaism based on the Second Vatican Council, which led to a new understanding of the Old Testament in Catholic theology.