Jonathan Magonet
Jonathan Magonet (born August 2, 1942 in London ) is a British doctor of theology and rabbi .
Magonet was Director (Principal) of Leo Baeck College for Jewish Studies in London (until 2005) and Vice President of the " World Union for Progressive Judaism ". He did pioneering work in the literary approach to biblical texts. He is very involved in the Judeo-Christian dialogue and in the dialogue between Jews and Muslims .
Awards and honors
- 2005: Honorary doctorate from the Wuppertal / Bethel University of Applied Sciences
Works (selection)
- Abraham - Jesus - Mohammed: interreligious dialogue from a Jewish perspective . Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verl.-Haus, 2000. ISBN 3-579-00735-1 .
- A Rabbi Reads the Bible (1991, 2004) ISBN 0-334-02952-X
Web links
- Literature by and about Jonathan Magonet in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by Jonathan Magonet in the catalog of the SWB, Südwestdeutscher Bibliotheksverbund
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rabbi Prof Jonathan Magonet ( Memento of August 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Eng.)
- ↑ Honorary doctorates - Church University of Wuppertal / Bethel. In: kiho-wb.de. Retrieved February 17, 2016 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Magonet, Jonathan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British rabbi, university professor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |