Besorah: The Resurrection of Jerusalem and the Healing of a Fractured Gospel

by Mark S. Kinzer, Russell L. Resnik

The gospel of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth has healed countless lives over the centuries, but the gospel itself has been wounded through neglect of one of its main components. The books of Luke and Acts reveal that the death and resurrection of Jesus are linked inextricably to the destruction and promised restoration of Jerusalem, the city that personifies the Jewish people as a whole. To highlight this expanded understanding of the gospel, Mark Kinzer and Russ Resnik unpack the Hebrew term for gospel, besorah, as a prophetic message of salvation for Israel and all nations. In Luke's besorah, the death and resurrection of the Messiah are a sign of the coming judgment and restoration of Jerusalem and the Jewish people--a restoration that brings with it the renewal of all creation. This prophetic dimension of the besorah is a key to healing the fractured gospel and restoring its power amidst the strife and tumult of the twenty-first century.

179 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Bobby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kinzer and Resnik emphasize the prophetic message of salvation for both Israel and all the nations. They also provide a good critique of replacement theology. I disagree, however, with the premise that the gospel is different for Jewish and Gentile audiences. The contexts may vary, but this “crucial point” is most likely spillover from Kinzer’s work 'Postmissionary Messianic Judaism'.

[Carrie Murray Nellis]

wonderful remarkable

Recommended highly
A groundbreaking
Glass ceiling cracking
Book
One that compels rereads discussion
It takes a reader who is humble and willing to hear