Introduction to Messianic Judaism
Introduction to Messianic Judaism

Author: Zondervan,

Publisher: Zondervan Academic

Published: 2013-02-05

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0310555663

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is the go-to source for introductory information on Messianic Judaism. Editors David Rudolph and Joel Willitts have assembled a thorough examination of the ecclesial context and biblical foundations of the diverse Messianic Jewish movement. Unique among similar works in its Jew-Gentile partnership, this book brings together a team of respected Messianic Jewish and Gentile Christian scholars, including Mark Kinzer, Richard Bauckham, Markus Bockmuehl, Craig Keener, Darrell Bock, Scott Hafemann, Daniel Harrington, R. Kendall Soulen, Douglas Harink and others. Opening essays, written by Messianic Jewish scholars and synagogue leaders, provide a window into the on-the-ground reality of the Messianic Jewish community and reveal the challenges, questions and issues with which Messianic Jews grapple. The following predominantly Gentile Christian discussion explores a number of biblical and theological issues that inform our understanding of the Messianic Jewish ecclesial context. Here is a balanced and accessible introduction to the diverse Messianic Jewish movement that both Gentile Christian and Messianic Jewish readers will find informative and fascinating.

Messianic Judaism
Messianic Judaism

Author: David H. Stern

Publisher: Lederer Books

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 9781880226339

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"A revision of Messianic Jewish manifesto."

First-Century Christians in Twenty-First Century Africa
First-Century Christians in Twenty-First Century Africa

Author: Nathan P. Devir

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-02-28

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9004507701

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Millions of African Christians who consider themselves genealogical descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel—in other words, Jewish by ethnicity, but Christian in terms of faith—are increasingly choosing a religious affiliation that honors both of these identities. Their choice: Messianic Judaism. Messianic adherents emulate the Christians of the first century, observing the Jewish commandments while also affirming the salvational grace of Yeshua (Jesus). As the first comparative ethnography of such "fulfilled Jews" on the African continent, this book presents case studies that will enrich our understanding of one of global Christianity’s most overlooked iterations.

Introduction to Messianic Judaism
Introduction to Messianic Judaism

Author: Joel Willitts

Publisher: Zondervan Academic

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780310330639

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this comprehensive introduction to Messianic Judaism, David Rudolph and Joel Willitts present a collection of articles by both Messianic Jews and Gentile Christians. Introduction to Messianic Judaism offers a thorough examination of the ecclesial context and biblical foundations of the Messianic Jewish movement.

Mapping Messianic Jewish Theology
Mapping Messianic Jewish Theology

Author: Richard Harvey

Publisher: Paternoster Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Richard Harvey, himself a Messianic Jew, maps the diverse theological terrain of this young movement. He makes an original and innovative contribution by clarifying, affirming and constructively critiquing the present state of its theology. The book examines five topics of theological concern: 1. God's nature, activity and attributes (can the one God of Israel and the Christian Trinity be the same?) 2. The Messiah (Messianic Jewish Christologies) 3. Torah in theory (the meaning and interpretation of the Torah in the light of Jesus) 4. Torah in practice (Messianic practice of Sabbath, food laws and Passover) 5. Eschatology (the diverse models employed within the movement to describe the future of Israel). Within each topic Harvey explores the range of Messianic Jewish views and their roots in both Jewish and Christian theological traditions. The author proposes a typology of eight theological tendencies within Messianic Judaism and identifies issues where further theological development is required.

Postmissionary Messianic Judaism
Postmissionary Messianic Judaism

Author: Mark S. Kinzer

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2005-11-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1441239103

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In recent years, a new form of Messianic Judaism has emerged that has the potential to serve as a bridge between Jews and Christians. Giving voice to this movement, Mark Kinzer makes a case for nonsupersessionist Christianity. He argues that the election of Israel is irrevocable, that Messianic Jews should honor the covenantal obligations of Israel, and that rabbinic Judaism should be viewed as a movement employed by God to preserve the distinctive calling of the Jewish people. Though this book will be of interest to Jewish readers, it is written primarily for Christians who recognize the need for a constructive relationship to the Jewish people that neither denies the role of Jesus the Messiah nor diminishes the importance of God's covenant with the Jews.

The Rebbe, the Messiah, and the Scandal of Orthodox Indifference
The Rebbe, the Messiah, and the Scandal of Orthodox Indifference

Author: David Berger

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2008-03-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 178694989X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is a history, an indictment, a lament, and an appeal, focusing on the messianic trend in Lubavitch hasidism. It records the shattering of one of Judaism's core beliefs and the remarkable equanimity with which the standard-bearers of Orthodoxy have allowed it to happen. This is a development of striking importance for the history of religions, and it is an earthquake in the history of Judaism. David Berger describes the unfolding of this historic phenomenon and proposes a strategy to contain it.

An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism
An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism

Author: Lester L. Grabbe

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2010-06-10

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 0567296660

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical Studies. This introduction, by a world leader in the field, provides the perfect guide to the Second Temple Period, its history, literature, and religious setting. Lester Grabbe magisterially guides the reader through the period providing a careful overview of the most studied sources, the history surrounding them and the various currents within Judaism at the time. This book will be a core text for courses on the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, as well as Qumran, Intertestamental Literature and Early Judaism.

Early Jewish Messianism in the New Testament
Early Jewish Messianism in the New Testament

Author: Serge Ruzer

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-07-13

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9004432930

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In Early Jewish Messianism in the New Testament Serge Ruzer takes a new tack on the investigation of early Christian polemical strategies against the backdrop of Second Temple Judaism. Complementing traditional inquiry on the subject, Ruzer focuses on those elements of Messiah- and Christ-centered ideas that bear witness to patterns of broader circulation – namely, the Jewish messianic ideas that provided the underpinning for the identity-making moves of Jesus’ early followers. The volume suggests that such attempts can be expected to reflect eschatological ideas of the Jewish ʻOtherʼ. Exploring cases where the New Testament shows itself an early witness for belief patterns found in contemporaneous or only later rabbinic sources, this volume reveals a fuller picture of Second Temple Jewish messianism.

Voices of Messianic Judaism
Voices of Messianic Judaism

Author: Dan Cohn-Sherbok

Publisher: Messianic Jewish Publisher

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781880226933

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Some of the best minds of the Messianic Jewish movement contribute their thoughts to this collection of twenty-nine substantive articles that focus on theological and practical issues -- intermarriage, the role of non-Jews. Israel, Jewish evangelism, and much more.