"Jesus the Jewish Theologian "establishes Jesus firmly within the context of first-century Judaism and shows how understanding Jesus' Jewishness is...
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Jul 27, 2011
Learn more about the Man and His mission, you can't go wrong!
Well, come to think of it, I've knocked off a star for lack of enthusiasm. This could've been a more enjoyable read. Where's the glee of Dallas Willard?
Well, come to think of it, I've knocked off a star for lack of enthusiasm. This could've been a more enjoyable read. Where's the glee of Dallas Willard?
Oct 09, 2009
Nick
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When I read this book I really liked it. There were several points at which I disagreed with Young's conclusions however. I also noticed that he relied fairly heavily on one or two sources which also relied heavily on the Talmud and Mishnah. The danger in using these documents to accurately reflect 1st century Judaism is that they were not compiled until the 3rd or 4th centuries. So while this is an interesting and easy book to read, many of it's insights stem from bad scholarly practices.
Nov 21, 2011
Daniel
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Challenging and shows the connections between Jesus and Jewish context. There are several key episodes explored that while not greatly challenging my thoughts on Jesus did sharpen my understanding of what was occuring and what the orginal hearers would have connected to.
To be honest, I will probably never think of the Pharisees as a group in the same way again after reading this book.
To be honest, I will probably never think of the Pharisees as a group in the same way again after reading this book.
Oct 18, 2008
John
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This is a well written and easily readable book by a scholar and is very usefull for Bible Study and getting a new look at the life, times and teaching of Jesus from a Jewish perspective. After all, Jesus was a Jew.
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