Messianic Judaism : a Critical Anthology.

Messianic Judaism : a Critical Anthology.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohn-Sherbok, Dan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000.
Subjects:
Messianic Judaism.
Jewish Christians.
Missions to Jews > History.
Jewish Christians > History.
RELIGION > Christianity > Denominations.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Jewish Christians
Messianic Judaism
Missions to Jews
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: History and beliefs of Messianic Judaism; 1 Early Jewish Christianity; The disciples of Jesus; The continuing tradition; Jewish Christians in the Middle Ages; Jewish Christians in the modern period; 2 The emergence of Hebrew Christianity; Early origins; Israelites of the New Covenant; The faith of the Israelites of the New Covenant; The evolution of Hebrew Christianity; 3 The Hebrew Christian Alliance of America; The origin of the Hebrew Christian Alliance of America; Conflict and controversy about the Alliance.
  • The growth of the Hebrew Christian AllianceThe development of the Alliance; 4 Missions to the Jews in the early twentieth century; Missions in the United States; Missions in Poland, Hamburg and Danzig; Missionaries and Jewish believers; Missionary activity after the war; 5 Growth of the Messianic movement; The Hebrew Alliance after the First World War; From Holocaust to the post-war period; Hebrew Christian churches; The youth movement; 6 Messianic Judaism in transition; Jews for Jesus; The Six Day War and its aftermath; From Hebrew Christian Alliance to Messianic Judaism.
  • Reactions to the Messianic movement7 Contemporary Messianic Judaism; Messianic congregational organizations; Modern Messianic Judaism; Jewish and Christian reactions; Messianic congregations; Part II: Messianic Jewish observance; 8 Sabbath; The Sabbath and Messianic Judaism; Shabbat evening; Sabbath morning service; Havdalah; 9 Pilgrim festivals; Passover; Counting of the omer; Shavuot; Sukkot; 10 New Year and Day of Atonement; New Year; Day of Atonement; 11 Festivals of joy; Simhat Torah; Hanukkah; Purim; New Moon; Advent; Independence Day; 12 Life cycle events; Naming ceremony; Circumcision.
  • Redemption of the First BornBar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah; Marriage; Death and mourning; 13 Personal lifestyle; Mezuzah; Dietary laws; Mikveh; Tzizit; Tefillin; Head covering; Part III: The authenticity of Messianic Judaism; 14 Messianic Judaism and the Jewish people; Messianic Jewish theology; The Jewishness of Messianic Jews; Messianic Judaism and the Jewish tradition; Messianic Jewish mission; 15 Messianic Judaism and its critics; Critique of Messianic Judaism; Former Messianic Jews; 16 Messianic Judaism and Israeli law; Jewishness and conversion to another faith; The Brother Daniel case.
  • The Shalit caseThe Dorflinger case; The Dahaf Report; The Beresford case; Messianic Judaism and Jewish status; 17 Models of Messianic Judaism; Orthodox exclusivism; Non-Orthodox exclusivism; The pluralist model; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

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