The Synagogue and the Church: Filiation, Divorce, and Reconciliation

The topic of relations between the Synagogue and the Church has become prominent in religious, historical, and sociological debates. It is animated by theologians, historians and sociologists whose list is very long. Among them, there is the prominent figure of, Jules Isaac who with his fundamental books: “The teaching of contempt” followed by this in the form of a question, “Does antisemitism have Christian roots?” and also from, “Jesus and Israel”. He was one of the very first to explore in extenso the religious causes of the tearing that occurred over the centuries, between these two distinct entities and yet so close to each other by their purpose as a place of worship to the same God. It seemed interesting to me to highlight the three major periods of their respective evolution, namely: their genesis to one and the other, then the painful divorce that permanently separated their destiny. Finally, in a third part, I wanted to evoke the ways of reconciliation and mutual communion so highly desirable for peace and concord between religions and beyond in society as a whole.