Messianic Judaism: A Critical Anthology

by Dan Cohn-Sherbok

Publisher:

Continuum

, 2000

Overview

Who are the Messianic Jews? What do they believe and practice? What is the Jewish community’s reaction to the development of Messianic Judaism? In this pioneering study, Dan Cohn-Sherbok traces the development of the Messianic movement from ancient times to its transformation after World War II. Focusing on the nature of the movement today, the volume continues with a detailed examination of Messianic practices, and the place of Messianic Judaism within the contemporary Jewish community.

Key Features

• Traces the development of the Messianic movement
• Focuses on the nature of the movement today
• Examines the place of Messianic Judaism within the contemporary Jewish community

Contents

• Part 1: History and Beliefs of Messianic Judaism
• Part 2: Messianic Jewish Observance
• Part 3: The Authenticity of Messianic Judaism

Praise for the Print Edition

Finally, someone in the Jewish world has the courage to say what needs to be said. Dan Cohn-Sherbok, with his usual lucidity and analytic skills, has demonstrated that Messianic Jews have the right to be included in the Jewish people. The path to his conclusion is filled with fascinating historical and confessional revelations.

—Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine, The Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills, Michigan

It is both an unusual and a welcome development to find a constructive study of Messianic Jews from a leading Jewish academic rabbi.

—Themelios 26.2

He has written a most interesting assessment of Jewish believers in Jesus who are grappling with the challenges of remaining loyal to the claims of Yeshua (Jesus) while being committed to their Jewish ethnic and cultural traditions.

—The Evangelical Times

Product Details

• Title: Messianic Judaism
• Author: Dan Cohn-Sherbok
• Publisher: Continuum
• Print Publication Date: 2000
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 234
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Missions to Jews › History; Jewish Christians › History
• ISBNs: 0826454585, 9780826454584
• Resource ID: LLS:MSSNCJDSMNTHLGY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:38:50Z

About Dan Cohn-Sherbok

Dan Cohn-Sherbok received a Doctorate in Philosophy from Cambridge University and a Doctorate of Divinity from the Hebrew Union College. He is Professor of Judaism at the University of Wales, Lampeter, and is the author or editor of over 70 books including The Jewish Heritage, The Blackwell Dictionary of Judaica, Modern Judaism, Judaism and Other Faiths, and World Religions and Human Liberation.

In 1941, The United States is drawn into World War II. During that same year, Dr. Henry Einspruch publishes his classic book, The Yiddish New Testament, a breakthrough in evangelistic literature for Jewish people. Over the following decades, the publications of Lederer/Messianic Jewish Communications have been widely used to impact thousands of Jewish people with the Good News of Messiah. These books and tracts have been distributed in the Orthodox Jewish community, have been given out to Jews in the former Soviet Union, and have been used by Messianic congregations and Jewish outreaches all over the world. Messianic Jewish Publishers mission is two-pronged: Reaching out to Jewish people with the message of Messiah and teaching the non-Jewish spiritual family about their Jewish roots.