In their book, Chilton and Neusner ask simply, 'What are experiences both distinctive to the spiritual life of Torah and Christ, respectively, and also accessible to our common humanity?' Their response is to examine the experiences of 'birth in the faith, death by the faith, and bearing witness to the faith.' Each writer explores the ways in which classical statements of Christ and Torah represent critical moments in a person's life of faith, and offer a comparison of the spiritual piety that each religion teaches and nurtures.
