This fall, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian leaders from North America gathered at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) to begin an unprecedented conversation. On October 25 and 26, JTS, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and Hartford Seminary convened a workshop on “Judaism and Islam in America.” The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, Professor Deborah Dash Moore,Professor David N. Myers, and Mr. Safaa Zarzour reflect on the event in their interViews with the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue.
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You might say both sides miss the point, in that both are right in what they deny (Mark did not write the Longer Ending; Mark 16.9-20 is not uncanonical) but wrong in what they conclude from what they affirm (Mark 16.9-20 can be set aside as “secondary”; the Longer Ending is “original”). Canonicity and originality are two separate issues. That’s equally hard for old-school historical critics as for “original autograph” inerrantists to get their head around.