The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi

by Robby Gallaty

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2017

Overview

Through the years, our understanding of Jesus has been shaped by different cultural influences, and many Christians have forgotten that Jesus was a Jewish man living in a Jewish land, observing Jewish customs, and investing his life into Jewish men and women.

Trading the popular, but inaccurate Western perspective of the Bible for the context in which Jesus actually ministered in 2000 years ago, author Robby Gallaty reveals the fascinating Hebraic culture, customs, and nuances many Christians have never experienced or learned about.

By uncovering the teaching of the first and second century rabbis and Christian theologians, and highlighting little-known Jewish idioms and traditions, Gallaty takes Christians on a biblical journey to rediscover a forgotten Jesus from a biblical perspective, deepening your relationship with God.

Key Features

• Rediscovers the life of Jesus was by putting his work in historical context
• Examines Jesus through the culture and perspective of biblical times

Contents

• Introduction: How Have We Lost the Jewishness of Jesus?
• Why We Need To Rediscover the Forgotten Jesus
• Uncovering Christ in the Old Testament
• Preparing the Way for the Messiah
• Growing in Wisdom and Stature
• Connecting the New to the Old
• A Jewish Rabbi and the Coming Kingdom
• Is Jesus Really the Messiah?
• A Colt-Riding, Table-Turning, Tree-Cursing Messiah
• Which Jesus Will You Choose?
• A Final Word: Where Do We Go from Here?
• Appendix: F-260 Reading Plan

Top Highlights

“One out of every twenty-two verses in the New Testament contains quotations from the Old Testament, and including allusions to the Old Testament make that ratio jump even higher. For the first-century Christian, the Old Testament was the only Testament.” (Page 22)

“‘He who studies the Torah and does not review is like one who plants and does not harvest.’^{19” (Page 35)}

“Fire is never used in the Bible in reference to a human being; it is always a reference to God. Easton’s Bible Dictionary states that both of these elements—smoke and fire—are ‘symbolic of the presence of the Almighty.’” (Page 44)

“Jesus never disregarded the written law, the Hebrew scriptures. When he rejected a teaching, it was always a teaching of the oral law, the extrabiblical rules and interpretations of the rabbis.” (Page 25)

“By having these three images come together—Abraham’s deep sleep, the smoking pot, and the flaming torch—God shows that he will be the one responsible to keep both sides of the agreement.” (Page 44)

Product Details

• Title: The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi
• Author: Robby Gallaty
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. Gospels › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Jesus Christ › Jewishness
• ISBNs: 9780310529248, 9780310529231, 0310529239, 0310529247
• Resource ID: LLS:9780310529248
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-05-20T07:38:13Z

About Robby Gallaty

Robert Gallaty Ph.D. is the Senior Pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was radically saved out of a life of drug addiction on November 12, 2002. In 2008 he began Replicate Ministries to equip and train men and women to be disciples who make disciples. He is also the author of Growing Up: How to Be a Disciple Who Makes Disciples, Firmly Planted: How to Cultivate a Faith Rooted in Christ, Rediscovering Discipleship: Making Jesus' Final Words Our First Work, Foundations: A 260-Day Bible Reading Plan for Busy Believers, and The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi.

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