Using almost $3 million in donations from the local Jewish community, a Christian school in Fort Worth, Tex., has introduced a substantial Jewish studies program, according to the Fort Worth Star- Telegram. “If you know about early Judaism, you have more tools to interpret the New Testament,” one student at the Disciples of Christ-affiliated school told the newspaper. “This is very important because Jesus was a Jew.”
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