Early Jewish roots of Christianity is a worthwhile study for those new to the theology. Here are some exegeses that might interest some of the serious posters here. The textual analysis is also useful for those are scholars but not believers. https://legacy.tyndalehouse.com/Bulletin/59=2008/2 Huat Tan.pdf Summary If Christianity emerged from the matrix of Judaism, how it conducted a dialogue—if it did at all—with the Jewish confession of its unique faith and praxis is a most interesting question. This essay claims not only did this take place frequently, as evident in the deployment of the Shema in many NT passages, it was also a flashpoint of debate between the Church and the Synagogue in the first century. It became an impetus of early Christian theological development, principally in the understanding of the constitution of the eschatological community and the identity of Jesus Christ.
Shema, Queen of the Jungle, I remember her She does have some relevance to religion for me as her comic book was the main reason I couldn't take communion on Friday after confessing on Thursday. Which I did anyway as I Sister Ann Micheal said anyone who didn't would have a 500x task, and when I did while still in a State of Mortal sin and wasn't transported to hell immediately marked the start of my disenchantment with the Magisterium
