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Messianic Jewish congregations : who sold this business to the gentiles? / Jeffrey S. Wasserman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wasserman, Jeffrey S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religious gatherings--Jewish Christians.
- Religious gatherings.
- Jewish Christians--United States.
- Jewish Christians.
- Jewish Christians--Israel.
- Israel.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 196 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2000]
- Contents:
- The Current State of Scholarship 4
- Chapter 2 The History and Theology of Messianic Judaism 11
- Terminology for the Jewish 13
- Believer
- Nazarenes 13
- Hellenists or Hebrews 14
- Ebionim 14
- Hebrew or Jewish Believers 15
- Hebrew Christians, Jewish Christians, or Messianic Christians 16
- Minim, Meshumadim, and Anusim 16
- Messianic Jews 16
- Who is a Jew? 17
- Church, Synagogue, or Congregation 17
- Converts or Proselytes 18
- From Peter to Bar Kochba 18
- Jews in the Gentile Church 26
- Chapter 3 An Emerging Identity 35
- The Development of a Messianic Theology 36
- Haskalah: The Jewish Enlightenment 36
- Reforming Judaism for Modern Life 37
- The Seed of Zionism 38
- Rabinowitz and the Kishinev Congregation 39
- Indigenous and Empowered 43
- The Hebrew Christian Alliance 44
- Jewish Mission Organizations 45
- Messianic Congregational Identity 46
- The Nation of Israel 46
- The Jesus Movement and Messianic Identity 47
- Jews for Jesus 51
- American Messianic Congregations 53
- The Development of Messianic Congregations in Modern Israel 54
- Worship Style 56
- The Mosaic Law 60
- Torah-Observant Congregations 62
- "Judaizers" 64
- Chapter 4 The American Expression 73
- The Surveys 74
- A Messianic Pastor (Roy Schwarcz) 76
- A New Convert (Suzanne) 79
- A Messianic Worship Leader (Steve Katz) 82
- A Scholar (Jeff Feinberg) 84
- A Member of "Generation X" (Rich) 85
- Fellowship 88
- Beth Yeshua 88
- Congregation Teferet Israel 91
- Additional Elements of Messianic Fellowship 94
- Discipleship 96
- Evangelism 102
- Chapter 5 The Israeli Expression 113
- A Pioneer-Pastor (Zvi) 114
- A Product of the Sixties (Yakov) 115
- A Psalmist (Reuven) 116
- Almost a Rabbi (Shlomo) 118
- A Leader for a New Generation (Natan) 119
- Immigrants from the Eastern Bloc (Daniel and Sarah) 121
- Fellowship 124
- Discipleship 134
- Evangelism 135
- Chapter 6 The Future for Messianic Jewish Congregations 153
- Fellowship 153
- Discipleship 157
- Evangelism 158.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-191) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761816860
- 0761816879
- OCLC:
- 43684622
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