Part One Introduction

Introduction (Albert Gerhards and Clemens Leonhard)

Jakob J. Petuchowski (1925–1991): Rabbi, Scholar, Ecumenist (Hans Hermann Henrix)

Crossing Borders. The Kedusha and the Sanctus: a Case Study of the Convergence of Jewish and Christian Liturgy (Albert Gerhards)

Part Two Liturgical Poetry

The Meaning of the Cairo Genizah for Students of Early Jewish and Christian Liturgy (Stefan C. Reif)

Biblical Texts in Jewish Prayers: Their History and Function (Ruth Langer)

Parashat 'Asser Te'asser' in Piyyut and Piyyut Commentary (Elisabeth Hollender)

Developments within the Statutory Text of the Birkat ha-Mazon in Light of its Poetic Counterparts (Avi Shmidman)

Observations on the Relationship Between JPA Poetry and the Hebrew Piyyut Tradition—The Case of the Kinot (Michael Rand)

What Jacob Actually Wrote about Ephraim (Andrew Palmer)

Part Three Theology and History

Reflections on the Exploration of Jewish and Christian Liturgy from the Viewpoint of a Systematic Theology of Liturgy (Stephan Wahle)

Ethiopian Anaphoras. Status and Tasks in Current Research Via an Edition of the Ethiopian Anaphora of the Apostles (Reinhard Meßner and Martin Lang)

Early Eucharist in Transition? A Fresh Look at Origen (Harald Buchinger)

The Creed in the Liturgy: Prayer or Hymn? (Wolfram Kinzig)

Part Four Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity

The Ancestors' Prayers for the Salvation of Israel in Early Rabbinic Thought (Uri Ehrlich)

King Solomon and Psalms 72 and 24 in the Debate Between Jews and Christians (Marcel Poorthuis)

Parody and Polemics on Pentecost: Talmud Yerushalmi Pesahim on Acts 2? (Daniel Stökl-Ben Ezra)

The Roots of the Early Christian Eucharist: Jewish Blessings or Hellenistic Symposia? (Gerard Rouwhorst)

Blessings over Wine and Bread in Judaism and Christian Eucharistic Prayers. Two Independent Traditions (Clemens Leonhard)

Indices

Index of Names

Index of Subjects