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Who are the Messianic Jews? What do they believe and practice? What is the Jewish community's reaction to the development of Messianic Judaism? In this pioneering study, Dan Cohn-Sherbok traces the development of the Messianic movement from ancient times to its transformation after World War II. Focusing on the nature of the movement today, the volume continues with a detailed examination of Messianic practices, and the place of Messianic Judaism within the contemporary Jewish community.
- Sales Rank: #3011498 in Books
- Published on: 2001-01-01
- Released on: 2001-01-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.21" h x .52" w x 6.14" l, .97 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 248 pages
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"a truly boundary-crossing book...What is remarkable and praiseworthy about this book is first, that Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok is prepared to examine sympathetically a movement that many Jews believe to be beyond the pale and beneath contempt, a threat to the very identity and survival of Judaism. Secondly, that in a gentle way he takes up their claim to be authentically Jewish and deals with it seriously[...]let's hear more of this. And let's hear more of Dan Cohn-Sherbok."—Baptist Times
"Finally, someone in the Jewish world has the courage to say what needs to be said. Dan Cohn-Sherbok, with his usual lucidity and analytic skills, has demonstrated that Messianic Jews have the right to be included in the Jewish people. The path to his conclusion is filled with fascinating historical and confessional revelations."-Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine, The Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills, Michigan
"I appreciate the objectivity of Professor Cohn-Sherbok and his attention to the historical details and theological nuances represented by the Messianic movement. His compilation of various Messianic liturgies and prayers will be most helpful to Messianic Jews and to those who wish to understand the movement. His advocacy of a pluralistic model for contemporary life and community can only lead to deeper and more respectful relationships between Jewish believers in Yeshua and others within the greater world-wide community. This is a must read for all Jewish believers in Yeshua, evangelical Christina leaders and all those whose hearts yearn for the peace of Jerusalem."-Mitch Glaser, Present, Chosen People Ministries
"It is both an unusual and a welcome development to find a constructive study of Messianic Jews from a leading Jewish academic rabbi."—Themelios 26.2
"The book is memorable for its clarity and directness. It is also fair - Cohn-Sherbok attends to the diversity of views and structures within Messianic Judaism. He quotes at length from histories, liturgies and creeds produced by various congregations. This makes accessible much material not readily available to the British readers and is likely to make Messianic Judaism a useful resource for undergraduates and seminarians. What comes through particularly well is the extent to which the ambiguity of Jewish believers' indentity is as much an internal problem as it is an internally imposed construct."—Journal of Belief and Values
"Dan Cohn-Sherbok, first Professor of Judaism at the University of Wales, is a well-known, encyclopaedic chronicler and commentator on the various Judaisms; and in this book he engages with the most controversial of all, often assembling material which would be very difficult to find conveniently elsewhere…fascinating reading."—Reform
"Cohn-Sherbok has done a commendable job of depicting the history and practice of Messianic Judaism in ancient and modern times in what wil no doubt prove to be a valuable and user-friendly resource for Messianic Jews and those interested in the movement. The author has also done a service to Messianic Jews. By taking the time and effort to dedicate a fair-handed book to the movement, Cohn-Sherbok has aided the Messianic Jewish movement in its quest for recognition, affirmation, and acceptance by the wider Jewish community."—Akiva Cohen, Mishkan
"He has written a most interesting assessment of Jewish believers in Jesus who are grappling with the challenges of remaining loyal to the claims of Yeshua (Jesus) while being committed to their Jewish ethnic and cultural traditions." —The Evangelical Times
"varied, richly textured, often colourful history....masterful and even-handed treatment of this complicated issue."—Leo Serroul, Toronto Journal of Theology, Fall 2002
About the Author
Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok has a Ph.D. in theology from Cambridge University, UK, and an honorary doctorate in divinity from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, USA. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Judaism, University of Wales: Honorary Professor, University of Aberstwyth: Visiting Professor at St Mary's University College and York St John University; and Visiting Research Fellow at Heythrop College, University of London. He has written numerous books, including The Paradox of Anti-Semitism, Dictionary of Jewish Biography, Atlas of Jewish History, Modern Judaism and Judaism Today.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Model & Mitzvah - (review written by) Rabbi Bruce Cohen
By Bruce Cohen
In the summer of 1962, the late American President John F. Kennedy said "If we cannot come to agreement, at least we can make the world safe for diversity." Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok's recent book has taken an important step in that direction within the Jewish world. Dan invited me to write a review of "Messianic Judaism," and because of the book's character, I am very glad he did. In the past year alone, two books on Messianic Judaism have been published by rabbis from within mainstream Jewish denominations. This is an extraordinary shift in theologic climate in and of itself. Mere years ago, it was nearly impossible to find a rabbi outside Messianic Judaism who would call Messianic Judaism any kind of "Judaism." Cohn-Sherbok's book has a particularly poiginant opening, because he describes its catalyst as having been Messianic Judaism's current ubiquity in the Jewish world. He asserts that wherever you go among Jewry today, at least one member of most extended Jewish families has been touched in some way by Messianic Judaism: a sister, a brother, a cousin - someone. This is an astonishing and courageous an approach. Cohn-Sherbok states unequivocally that Messianic Judaism is "on the map" in the Jewish world, and he invites all to learn to navigate in relation to its existence. Like an explorer having come upon a new island in the common routes of commerce, he dares to step onto the landscape, travel it, study it, and bring back a useful map to the world still unfamiliar with the territory. The amount of objectivity Cohn-Sherbok was able to summon to a highly controversial topic for his sphere was admirable. His book is a remarkably even-handed examination. He begins with Messianic Judaism's roots in antiquity; then, he examines its more recent history and the arc of its modern development. He also scrutinizes and describes current practices of the Movement, and does so without the slightest hint of "tongue in cheek" undertones. He writes as a sincere academician within the gates of Judaism, treating a topic of value to the Jewish world he serves. The book will be of great use to Messianic Jews, because Cohn-Sherbok is an outsider to the eddies and currents within Modern Messianism; he therefore writes about somewhat partisan issues with a clarity many will find refreshing. Further, his examinations of Messianic practice will be quite valuable for Messianic laity and clergy alike. For non-Messianic Jews, the book will serve two valuable purposes. Firstly, it will provide a "window" into Messianism opened by a trusted hand; thus, many of our people who would never darken the door of a Messianic synagogue will be given a virtual tour they otherwise would not have obtained. Secondly, Cohn-Sherbok's book models an approach to differences within the gates of Judaism I daresay we all hope will be more common in the future: putting aside knee-jerk invalidation reflexes in order to give strongly differing views a fair and dispassionate hearing on their merits. With several varieties of mainstream Judaism currently warring with one another to the extent that some are calling others "not Judaism at all" - it is quite refreshing to see Messianic Judaism on the table as a Jewish "in-house" issue for reasoning Jewish discussion. Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok has set a precedent for fostering intra-Judaic toleration, and has at the same time modeled dispassionate theological exploration for his colleagues. Thus, with his book, Rabbi Cohn-Sherbok as done a double "mitzvah" (good deed).
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
Model and Mitzvah
By Bruce Cohen
In the summer of 1962, the late American President John F. Kennedy said "If we cannot come to agreement, at least we can make the world safe for diversity." Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok's recent book has taken an important step in that direction within the Jewish world. Dan invited me to write a review of "Messianic Judaism," and because of the book's character, I am very glad he did. In the past year alone, two books on Messianic Judaism have been published by rabbis from within mainstream Jewish denominations. This is an extraordinary shift in theologic climate in and of itself. Mere years ago, it was nearly impossible to find a rabbi outside Messianic Judaism who would call Messianic Judaism any kind of "Judaism." Cohn-Sherbok's book has a particularly poiginant opening, because he describes its catalyst as having been Messianic Judaism's current ubiquity in the Jewish world. He asserts that wherever you go among Jewry today, at least one member of most extended Jewish families has been touched in some way by Messianic Judaism: a sister, a brother, a cousin - someone. This is an astonishing and courageous an approach. Cohn-Sherbok states unequivocally that Messianic Judaism is "on the map" in the Jewish world, and he invites all to learn to navigate in relation to its existence. Like an explorer having come upon a new island in the common routes of commerce, he dares to step onto the landscape, travel it, study it, and bring back a useful map to the world still unfamiliar with the territory. The amount of objectivity Cohn-Sherbok was able to summon to a highly controversial topic for his sphere was admirable. His book is a remarkably even-handed examination. He begins with Messianic Judaism's roots in antiquity; then, he examines its more recent history and the arc of its modern development. He also scrutinizes and describes current practices of the Movement, and does so without the slightest hint of "tongue in cheek" undertones. He writes as a sincere academician within the gates of Judaism, treating a topic of value to the Jewish world he serves. The book will be of great use to Messianic Jews, because Cohn-Sherbok is an outsider to the eddies and currents within Modern Messianism; he therefore writes about somewhat partisan issues with a clarity many will find refreshing. Further, his examinations of Messianic practice will be quite valuable for Messianic laity and clergy alike. For non-Messianic Jews, the book will serve two valuable purposes. Firstly, it will provide a "window" into Messianism opened by a trusted hand; thus, many of our people who would never darken the door of a Messianic synagogue will be given a virtual tour they otherwise would not have obtained. Secondly, Cohn-Sherbok's book models an approach to differences within the gates of Judaism I daresay we all hope will be more common in the future: putting aside knee-jerk invalidation reflexes in order to give strongly differing views a fair and dispassionate hearing on their merits. With several varieties of mainstream Judaism currently warring with one another to the extent that some are calling others "not Judaism at all" - it is quite refreshing to see Messianic Judaism on the table as a Jewish "in-house" issue for reasoning Jewish discussion. Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok has set a precedent for fostering intra-Judaic toleration, and has at the same time modeled dispassionate theological exploration for his colleagues. Thus, with his book, Rabbi Cohn-Sherbok as done a double "mitzvah" (good deed).
28 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
messianic judaism
By bruce schloss
This is a profoundly interesting book. There is no doubt the Jewish community detests Messianic Judaism and puts it about on a par with holocaust denial. Sadly, this is a knee-jerk reaction. Rabbi Cohn-Sherbok who is himself a Reform Jew and, from the evidence of his other books shares none of the beliefs of the Messianic community, has done an excellent job in presenting the history, beliefs and practices of the group objectively. It is an important piece of research and he has talked to critics of the movement as well as adherents. From his account, it is hard to imagine why any rational person would want to join the movement, but nonetheless it does appeart to be growing. If this is the case then it is important that the mainstream Jewish community voices its objections from the basis of secure knowledge. This book is an informed and fascinating piece of work and as such should be part of the library of every yeshiva, rabbinical college and synagogue. If the mainstream community were only secure enough to learn from fringe movements and make some attempt to understand their appeal to the more vulnerable members of our community, our synagogues might be fuller and our young people less turned off. Instead, the community prefers blanket condemnation and unreasoned abuse. No wonder the educated youth of today are disaffected. Rabbi Cohn-Sherbok is to be congratulated on his single-handed attempt to redress the balance; it is splendid to find someone in this day and age who takes Milton's defence of a free press seriously; as the great seventeenth century poet put it in his 'Areopagitica', 'Whoever knew Truth put to the worst in free and open discussion.' The Jewish community has nothing to fear from the Messianics; we simply need to be more confident in what we ourselves have to offer.
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