Useful books / journals and web-sites that relate to the Messianic Movement

[Gxg (G²)]

Another good read:

Sabbath to Sukkot: Rest to Restoration. Holmes, S. (2011) - download freely here.


Steve

Good read

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Another good read:

Sabbath to Sukkot: Rest to Restoration. Holmes, S. (2011) - download freely here.


Steve

Another one I'd add would be a really interesting and amazing book I thought I'd let others know on - by Daniel Boyarin called The Jewish Gospels.

Boyarin's scrupulously illustrated account argues that the coming of the Messiah was fully imagined in the ancient Jewish texts...and that Jesus, moreover, was embraced by many Jews as this person, while his core teachings were not at all a break from Jewish beliefs and teachings. The book focuses on how theJews expected a divine ‘Son of Man’ saviour to emerge out of Israel, based on their understanding of the prophecy in Daniel of the Ancient of Days. The Jewish world (specifically those who don't believe in Yeshua) have been praising the work of this one Jewish scholar for noting the fact that a Divine Messiah really isn't against Judaism - and eyes seem to be opening to the thought that Messianic Jews may know more on the Messiah than others have given them credit for:

• The Great Messianic Jewish Paradigm Shift | - Rosh Pina Project

Regathering seems to be on the rise like the Lord promised!!


Outside of that, one of the others which is very beneficial on Jewish study would be The Essential Talmud by Adin Steinsaltz
http://www.wisereader.com/2010/02/is-talmud-study-the-secret-to-jewish-success/

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[Avodat]

This might be a useful book if you want to dip into the Mishnah - it was compiled in 1933 and published under the Oxford University Press imprint. It has now been re-published as below. The original Hebrew is better, but if you do not read Hebrew this might be worth your attention:

Ranby, Dr. H. The Mishnah (Peabody MA: Hendrickson Publishing, 1911) (Paperback version)

Guide price is about £45 in the UK

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Has anyone ever read 'Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewish Words of Jesus Can Change Your Life' by Lois Tverberg?

Good read..

 

[mishkan]

A new commentary on Ephesians addresses the issue of Gentile integration in the Messianic Jewish community.

Ephesians: The View from the Mishkan

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Another good read:

Sabbath to Sukkot: Rest to Restoration. Holmes, S. (2011) - download freely here.


Steve

You'd probably enjoy this read, Bruh (on the subject of restoration as well as seeing where things were always preserved in the Church when it comes to the Jewish Roots - and the ways Gentiles/Jews intermingled in the Early Church both being distinct and yet unified) ..by Raymond Robert Fischer entitled The Ways of the Way: Restoring the Jewish Roots of the Modern Church

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There's also the work of Father James Bernstein who did an excellent study on the issue via his book Surprised by Christ.

For more:

• Fr. James Bernstein and Orthodoxy; Jewish and Christian - OoCities
  
• Fr. James Bernstein: From co-founder of “Jews for Jesus” - Ancient Christian Defender
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Being Jewish himself and coming out of Modern Judaism after seeing the ways Orthodoxy echoed the Judaism of Christ's day/what the Hebrews advocated, Bernstein did some wonderful study on the subject. I found it amazing that one of the early J4Js (Jews for Jesus) Founders ended up an Orthodox priest, saying that Orthodoxy is more Jewish - something that's not really surprising since many Jewish believers have always desired a more Temple Like format with prayer/intercession - and for the former J4J leader as well as many others, it's significant to have a much more liturgical environment than what's found in most Messianic fellowships since they are influenced by much of the Evangelical Protestant culture that is not of a liturgically oriented venue.

Father Bernstein’s most valuable contribution in the book, to my mind, is an account of his quest to trace the history of the original Jewish Church in Jerusalem, headed by St. James. Studying sources from the New Testament to Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho the Jew to the 3rd and 4th century historians Eusebius and Epiphanius, to St. Jerome in the 5th century and onward. I was very thankful for much of what he noted when it came to Divine Liturgy and the ways it reflects the Temple era/Judaic heritage - as seen in Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church - The Divine Liturgy - Father James Bernstein .

 

[yedida]

Perhaps the powers that be might make it a Sticky, as CM suggested, so we have permanent list of useful material.

I don't know how they go about that.

Hi Heber!!!
How have you been? It's soo good to see you here!!
And now, would you concider those of us with vision problems? It took me, literally, not exagerating, a full 2+ minutes to finally make out your name, and the white on bluw is a killer.

Thanks, Cheri

 

[MessianicMommy]

Jews in Germany: From Roman Times to the Weimar Republic

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Jews in Germany: From Roman Times to the Weimar Republic

Excellent read and thanks for bringing this up. On the issue, this is one that I think you'd appreciate - on the the social history of the Arab Jews—Jews living in Arab countries—against the backdrop of Zionist nationalism.

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The Arab Jews: A Postcolonial Reading of Nationalism, Religion, and Ethnicity (Cultural Sitings) ​

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[LoricaLady]

This is a very long string and maybe someone else has mentioned them already, but I have found Psalm 119 Ministries to be a wonderful source of information and insights. All their, very professionally done, videos are offered free and many are on Youtube, too.

 

[Avodat]

Read the Talmud in English:

Halakhah.com Babylonian Talmud Online in English

 

[Gxg (G²)]

An excellent review of the Apostle Paul by Daniel Boyarin entitled "A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity (A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity - Daniel Boyarin - Google Books ) - as discussed in ", A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity" ( Two Radical Jews a review article of Daniel Boyarin, A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity by N.T. Wright )

As said best in review - more at Boyarin, Daniel. A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity :

Paul's famous formulation, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, no male and female in Christ," demonstrates the genius of Christianity: its concern for all people. The genius of Judaism is its validation of genealogy and cultural, ethnic difference. But the evils of these two thought systems are the obverse of their geniuses: Christianity has threatened to coerce universality, while ethnic difference is one of the most troubled issues in modern history.

Boyarin posits a "diaspora identity" as a way to negotiate the pitfalls inherent in either position. Jewishness disrupts categories of identity because it is not national, genealogical, or even religious, but all of these, in dialectical tension with one another. It is analogous with gender: gender identity makes us different in some ways but not in others.

For an excerpt of it, one can go here:

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  Daniel Boyarin – A Radical Jew: Paul And The Politics Of Identity (Chap. 9: Paul, the "jewish Problem," and the "Woman Question") | Poetry Genius

20th Anniversary Lecture, Judaic Studies: Daniel Boyarin: No 'Judaism' In Josephus - YouTube​

 

[visionary]

Jonathan Cahn is the New York Times best-selling author of The Harbinger, president of Hope of the World ministries and senior pastor and Messianic rabbi of the Jerusalem Center/Beth Israel in Wayne, New Jersey. His teachings are widely known for revealing the deep mysteries of God’s Word and for the restoring of the new covenant message to its Jewish richness and power.

The Mystery of the Shemitah: The 3, 000-Year-Old Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future, the World's Future, and Your Future!: Jonathan Cahn: 9781629981932: Amazon.com: Books

 

[kimmiemae]

Right now I am enjoying reading a book by Dr. Robert Heidler "The Messianic Church Arising" restoring the church to our covenant roots.

I also have started reading "Your People Shall Be My People" How Israel, the Jews, and The Christian Church Will Come Together in the Last Days by Don Finto.

Soon I will read "Return of the Remnant" the Rebirth of Messianic Judaism by Dr. Michael Schiffman.

Hope I am on the right track. Any thoughts? I am new at all of this as if I am in kindergarten.

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Right now I am enjoying reading a book by Dr. Robert Heidler "The Messianic Church Arising" restoring the church to our covenant roots.

I also have started reading "Your People Shall Be My People" How Israel, the Jews, and The Christian Church Will Come Together in the Last Days by Don Finto.

That read by Don Finto is truly an excellent one More was referenced on it elsewhere, as seen here and here/here

 

[Christianmedic]

Hi I have been looking for facebook pages and groups that believe the whole bible is true, I found just a few but no groups, I finally started my own facebook group called The Whole Word of God, but I only have like 6 members i invited from my friends list but none of them are messianic jews so they just browse a bit but don't participate, i really like the facebook format so i was wondering if anyone knew of any good ones on there, i have posts from the ones i already found in my group, you can view there without joining, i'm hoping people here know some, thanks for your time, this is my first forum too so i will look through all these posts and see what you guys suggest, thanks again

 

[Dave-W]

Christianmedic, welcome to these forums.

I used to be part of a HUGE online discussion community called Faith Community Network. It included Crosswalk.com, Christianity.com, Crown Financial and several other web portals. About 2 years ago they migrated the entire thing to FB, but I refused to go. You can probably look them up. Their admin is Fred Alberti and you can reach him at fritz@salemwebnetwork.com

Tell em DaveW says Hi.

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Found an excellent book from David Flusser, Jewish Sources in Early Christianity, online and free here.

The late David Flusser was Professor of Comparative Religion at Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

 

[Dave-W]

That read by Don Finto is truly an excellent one More was referenced on it elsewhere, as seen here and here/here

Don is a really great guy. He is on the Tikkun America board and as such my wife and I have gotten to know him over the years. She was given a signed copy of "Your People" before it actually hit the stores.

We have had several conversations including one about Michael W. Smith's Seder (the biggest in Nashville) and another about the Amy Grant divorce debacle. The congregaton he used to pastor in Nashville (Belmont Church) is the congregational home for almost the entire CCM industry there.

 

[mishkan]

Hi I have been looking for facebook pages and groups that believe the whole bible is true, I found just a few but no groups, I finally started my own facebook group called The Whole Word of God, but I only have like 6 members i invited from my friends list but none of them are messianic jews so they just browse a bit but don't participate, i really like the facebook format so i was wondering if anyone knew of any good ones on there, i have posts from the ones i already found in my group, you can view there without joining, i'm hoping people here know some, thanks for your time, this is my first forum too so i will look through all these posts and see what you guys suggest, thanks again

Shalom!

I can recommend two FB discussion groups for you. I own one, called "Mishkan David". We have a couple hundred members. The focus there is on building unity within the Messianic body. I am also an admin for "Messianics". With 4400 members, the rules are a little tighter there, but the discussions are great!

You will see me on those groups with my actual name, David Negley.

Shalom, shalom!