Riggans, W.2019-09-252019-09-252016-09-201992http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/157304"There is no doubt that one of the most significant aspects of modern 'Jewish Research', to use Charlesworth' s phrase, is the participation and contribution of Jewish scholars in the whole enterprise. The purpose of this paper is to outline the history of this Jewish movement towards a new appreciation of Jesus, to draw out some of the main issues involved in the contemporary debate, and to suggest some of the major challenges to the church in terms of the broader issue of Jewish-Christian relations. My title was inspired by a 1984 book written by Donald Hagner, then a professor of NT at Fuller Theological Seminary, in which he was at pains to show that Jewish interest in Jesus was in fact being pursued at the expense of his true identity, viz. the Son of God and Saviour of the world.' We shall attempt to evaluate this claim as part of the present study. "engWith permission of the license/copyright holderJewish-Christian RelationsJewish ResearchEnlightenmentemancipationComparative religion and interreligious dialogueChristian-JewishGlobal Church History and World ChristianityEarly churchDogmaticsArticle