Witnessing to Jews [moved]

[YeshuaHamasiachLoves]

Any tips for approaching spreading the good news to Jewish people?

Can anyone share any resources with me geared towards Christian apologetics for the Jewish people? I have a lot of Jewish people in my family, grew up more Jewish myself, but it seems like a touchy subject for a lot of Jewish people I've encountered.

Cheers.

 

[redleghunter]

Any tips for approaching spreading the good news to Jewish people?

Can anyone share any resources with me geared towards Christian apologetics for the Jewish people? I have a lot of Jewish people in my family, grew up more Jewish myself, but it seems like a touchy subject for a lot of Jewish people I've encountered.

Cheers.

Frankly if you read the testimonies of Jewish people coming to Christ they were encouraged by Evangelists to 'just read their own Holy Scriptures' with an open mind. Many have not. Maybe gift some Hebrew Bibles (for us the OT for them TaNaKh) and say 'have at it' and re-engage while they are reading or finished. Perhaps highlight in discussion the various covenants (especially with Abraham) and the prophetic Messianic passages (especially Isaiah 53).

So I would have to say to gauge this right you would have to find out how 'religious' they are in the Jewish faith and how well read they are in their Hebrew Scriptures.

Hope this helps.

 

[Sabertooth]

Any tips for approaching spreading the good news to Jewish people?

Can anyone share any resources with me geared towards Christian apologetics for the Jewish people?

Jews for Jesus has such resources.

 

[TuxAme]

Witnessing to any particular group requires that you modify your approach. A Catholic witnessing to a protestant might appeal to Scripture, since it's what we have in common. Witnessing to an atheist means that you must appeal to the natural and social sciences, in addition to philosophy, since they have not yet been convinced. When witnessing to a Jew, you should appeal to the Tanakh as well as the early rabbinical commentaries. Discussions about the New Covenant really shouldn't begin until both parties have had a shared study of the Old Covenant. Then you can explore the Messianic prophecies and how they've been fulfilled in Christ.

 

[redleghunter]

Jews for Jesus has such resources.

Good resource.

This is the page I think the OP is looking for:

Pointers on Witnessing to Jews • Jews for Jesus

 

[danny ski]

In one word- don't. Or at the very least consider the consequences. Judaism is not only a religion.

 

[Dansiph]

In one word- don't. Or at the very least consider the consequences. Judaism is not only a religion.

What do you mean?

 

[danny ski]

What do you mean?

It's genocide. A Jew who steps outside of Judaism is no longer a part of the community. We exist as a people. The person technically remains a Jew, but what happens to his family, the children? Historically, the voluntary and the involuntary assimilation has always been the greatest threat to us.

 

[Dansiph]

It's genocide. A Jew who steps outside of Judaism is no longer a part of the community. We exist as a people. The person technically remains a Jew, but what happens to his family, the children? Historically, the voluntary and the involuntary assimilation has always been the greatest threat to us.

I understand what you meant now. For me the only consequence is eternal life

 

[danny ski]

I understand what you meant now. For me the only consequence is eternal life

That's the magic word, isn't it? Me.

 

[YeshuaHamasiachLoves]

Frankly if you read the testimonies of Jewish people coming to Christ they were encouraged by Evangelists to 'just read their own Holy Scriptures' with an open mind. Many have not. Maybe gift some Hebrew Bibles (for us the OT for them TaNaKh) and say 'have at it' and re-engage while they are reading or finished. Perhaps highlight in discussion the various covenants (especially with Abraham) and the prophetic Messianic passages (especially Isaiah 53).

So I would have to say to gauge this right you would have to find out how 'religious' they are in the Jewish faith and how well read they are in their Hebrew Scriptures.

Hope this helps.

Thank you Redleghunter! Glad I've finally made the connection that the Tanakh is the OT. HNY.

 

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[Yusuphhai]

When I take part in a Jewish synagogue, I would never talk about Christianity or Messianic Judaism. That is forbidden. But Noahides(son of Noah) doctrine, which is a simplified Judaism for Gentiles, could be discussed. We have the same basic opinion that the 7 principles to Noah are for all mankind. I have thought I could love Jewish as Apostle Paul (Saul), but I find my love is too limited.

Love Jewish, as international righteousness Schindler or Feng-shan He, but don’t need Jewish to pay back or thank, for the whole world owes Jewish.