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60 Questions Christians Ask About Jewish Beliefs And Practices

Respected scholar and Messianic Jew answers sixty common questions Christians have about Jewish people, culture, practices, and the Jewish background to the New Testament.

Paperback: 304 pages

Publisher: Chosen Books; Reprint edition (October 1, 2011)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0800795040

ISBN-13: 978-0800795047

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches

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I enjoyed reading this book.I read it with two goals in mind; to understand the position of Messianic Jews better, and to evaluate my views concerning the applicability of the Sinaitic Covenant to the New Covenant believer.Dr. Michael Brown covers both issues in a balanced manner, and I appreciate his explanations.I would like to say, though, that as a Midwestern American, anti-Semitism is virtually non-existent here, and I have only met a few individuals that were Jewish. One was a college professor, and I have met a few other people casually that are Jewish. I don't know if I've heard any of my family or friends make anti-Semitic remarks. I don't doubt that hatred exists regarding Jewish people, but it is much less than I've seen expressed toward other minorities or individuals. Some of the remarks came across as being a bit paranoid, but being a student of history I know that anti-Semitism exists. It is rare in my world, though.Also, I think that he needs to evaluate the motives behind the early church councils that seemed to be anti-Semitic. I suspect that Judaizers (and I hate that word as it seems it would be insulting to Messianic Jewish brethren) caused the early church to address this issue strongly. Like Dr. Brown, I do not think that Messianic Jews should have been forced to abandon traditions that were not anti-Christian, though. I suspect that there were a pocket of Judaizers who were trying to force the rest of the church to submit to the non-moral elements of the Sinaitic Covenant (particularly Sabbath, festivals, and clean/unclean meats) and perhaps that is why the councils dealt strictly with those issues, anathematizing those who were making these claims.

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