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Publisher
Distributed by Perseus Distribution
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Makes the powerful case that the conventional understandings of Jesus and the origins of Christianity are wrong: that Jesus' core teachings were not a break from Jewish beliefs and that Jesus was embraced by many Jews as the Messiah of the ancient Jewish texts.
Author
Publisher
B. Geis Associates; distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
[1966, 1965]
Language
English
Description
This is the new official Schonfield Trust edition of the Passover Plot which is probably one of the most controversial books on the role of Jesus the Messiah. Yet to say that, might detract from its scholarly attention to detail and its furnishing of new insights into the character of the Man who changed the world so radically. Thus it is a 'must read' for who are seeking a better understanding. Schonfield's aim in life was to build a bridge between...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"Peter Schäfer, Winner of the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation" Peter Schäfer is Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Judaic Studies and Director of the Program in Judaic Studies at Princeton University. His books include Mirror of His Beauty: Feminine Images of God from the Bible to the Early Kabbalah (Princeton) and Judeophobia: Attitudes toward the Jews in the Ancient World, which has been translated into several...
Author
Publisher
Jewish Lights Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
An honest, probing look at the dynamics of the New Testament-in relation to problems that disconcert Jews and Christians today.
Despite the New Testament's impact on Jewish history, virtually all Jews avoid knowledge of its underlying dynamics. Jewish families and communities thus remain needlessly stymied when responding to a deeply Christian culture. Their Christian friends, meanwhile, are left perplexed as to why Jews are wary of the Gospel's...
Author
Publisher
[Teach me Judaism Press]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This volume seeks to diminish conflict between Jews and Christians as it opens interfaith diologue and eases tensions from mistakes in the past. It is designed for Christian clergy and laypeople to expand their knowledge about the Jewish aspects and roots of their faith. The book explores misconceptions, unintentional anti-Semitism in liturgy or interpretation,a nd beautiful comparisons and helps readers understand the difference between the historical...
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Presents historical evidence suggesting that Jesus was a mortal man, a young genius who believed himself to be the Messiah and deliberately and brilliantly planned his entire ministry according to the Old Testament prophecies--even to the extent of plotting his own arrest, crucifixion and resurrection.--From publisher description.
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