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This is a book to read to understand what Jews understand about Jews and Judaism.330 pages.
That’s a funny thing to say, because it doesn’t answer all my questions about Jews. But, this is a fairly recent book (1994) and it’s pretty good reading.
It is written also as a defense of Judaism against Christianity. There’s a lot in here that explains what the Jews then and now didn’t like about Jesus.
The book explains Jewish beliefs (if you don’t read a book like this then you really don’t know), Jewish traditions, customs, holidays, and so forth. He takes a real good, critical look at anti-Semitism.
He takes a look at anti-semitism in the New Testament, beginning with Jesus, who calls at least some Jews “sons of the devil” (Jn 8:44). (Do you see why Jews have a problem with Jesus?) He has a problem with St. Paul who redefines Judism at least as far as who is a true Jew (see Rom 2:28-29).
(I never noticed this before, but Jesus takes quite a swipe at rabbis in Mt: 23:8 You are not to be called ‘rabbi’ for you have only one Father and are all brothers (NIV)).
He’s very friendly towards Christians, because Israel is very important to him, and he wants Israel to be important to Christians, as well.
He says the way for Jews and Christians to get along, is for “Jews to be better Jews, and Christians to be better Christians.”
He says Jews celebrated the “Nostra Aetate” document from Vatican II, which condemned anti-semitism.
Anti-semitism pops up all the time, and in different ways. He’s very concerned about this.
I have a separate thread on the book “Everyman’s Talmud” by Abraham Cohen, which is an examination of the Jewish commentary on the Torah (“teachings” – the written Torah, in the first five books of the Bible; )
What I didn’t find in this review of Judaism, is any explanation why the Davidic kingdom broke up, and a historical perspective on the second (Assyrian) and third (Babylonian) captivity [the first being the Egyptian captivity]) – in other words, a look back at the Jews’ unfaithfulness to God. It seems as if there should be at least an essay on this someplace.
That’s a funny thing to say, because it doesn’t answer all my questions about Jews. But, this is a fairly recent book (1994) and it’s pretty good reading.
It is written also as a defense of Judaism against Christianity. There’s a lot in here that explains what the Jews then and now didn’t like about Jesus.
The book explains Jewish beliefs (if you don’t read a book like this then you really don’t know), Jewish traditions, customs, holidays, and so forth. He takes a real good, critical look at anti-Semitism.
He takes a look at anti-semitism in the New Testament, beginning with Jesus, who calls at least some Jews “sons of the devil” (Jn 8:44). (Do you see why Jews have a problem with Jesus?) He has a problem with St. Paul who redefines Judism at least as far as who is a true Jew (see Rom 2:28-29).
(I never noticed this before, but Jesus takes quite a swipe at rabbis in Mt: 23:8 You are not to be called ‘rabbi’ for you have only one Father and are all brothers (NIV)).
He’s very friendly towards Christians, because Israel is very important to him, and he wants Israel to be important to Christians, as well.
He says the way for Jews and Christians to get along, is for “Jews to be better Jews, and Christians to be better Christians.”
He says Jews celebrated the “Nostra Aetate” document from Vatican II, which condemned anti-semitism.
Anti-semitism pops up all the time, and in different ways. He’s very concerned about this.
I have a separate thread on the book “Everyman’s Talmud” by Abraham Cohen, which is an examination of the Jewish commentary on the Torah (“teachings” – the written Torah, in the first five books of the Bible; )
What I didn’t find in this review of Judaism, is any explanation why the Davidic kingdom broke up, and a historical perspective on the second (Assyrian) and third (Babylonian) captivity [the first being the Egyptian captivity]) – in other words, a look back at the Jews’ unfaithfulness to God. It seems as if there should be at least an essay on this someplace.