Research Catalog

Title

Voices of Messianic Judaism : confronting critical issues facing a maturing movement / Dan Cohn-Sherbok, general editor.

Publication

Baltimore, Md. : Lederer Books : Distributed by Messianic Jewish Resources International, c2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

Cohn-Sherbok, Dan

Description

236 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

Many of the best minds of the Messianic Jewish movement contributed their thoughts to this collection of 29 substantive articles. Challenging questions are debated: The involvement of Gentiles in Messianic Judaism? How should outreach be accomplished? Liturgy or not? Intermarriage?

Subject

• Jewish Christians
• Messianic Judaism

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• How much liturgy should we have in our services? The importance of Jewish liturgy / Stuart Dauermann. -- Messianic Jewish revival and liturgy / Joel Chernoff. -- How should scripture be viewed? Biblical authority / Daniel Juster. -- Scripture and tradition / Mark S. Kinzer. -- Halakhic responsibility / Russell Resnik. -- Finding a congregational home. Messianic Jews should attend messianic Jewish synagogues / Bruce L. Cohen. -- Messianic Jews may join Bible-believing churches / Jim Sibley. -- How should an association of messianic congregations be structured? A representative presence / Barney Kasdan. -- A centrally run organization / Robert Cohen. -- Educating ourselves and our children. Messianic Jewish higher education : an integrationist approach / Michael Rydelnik. -- Messianic Jewish institutions of higher learning / Paul Saal. -- Messianic Jewish children's education and church resources / Eva Rydelnik. -- Each generation must teach the next / Jeffrey E. Feinberg. -- How does intermarriage impact our community? Intermarriage can have a positive effect on messianic Judaism / David Rudolph. -- Intermarriage can have an adverse effect on messianic Judaism / Michael Schiffman.
• Gentile involvement in messianic Judaism. A case for Jewish leadership / Tony Eaton. -- Equal participants in the community / Patrice Fischer. -- Should messianic Judaism convert Gentiles? Conversion of Gentiles -- "No way!" / Michael Wolf. -- The legitimacy of conversion / John Fischer. -- Senior congregational leadership -- for men only? Women can be in leadership / Ruth Fleischer. -- Male leadership and the role of women / Sam Nadler. -- How should outreach be accomplished? The traditional Jewish mission as a model / Mitch Glaser. -- Messianic Keruv : gathering in, reaching out / Kay Silberling. -- Our relationship with the land. Messianic Judaism's role in the diaspora / Murray Silberling. -- Messianic Jews should make aliyah / David H. Stern. -- Messianic Judaism and the End Times. Are we really at the end of the End Times? A reappraisal / Richard C. Nichol. -- Eschatology and messianic Jews : a theological perspective / Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum. -- Observations of messianic Judaism. Challenges to messianic Judaism / Shoshanah Feher. -- Thoughts from a longtime friend / Arthur Glasser.

ISBN

1880226936

OCLC

• 48390790
• SCSB-12011511

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library