Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780385424660ISBN:0385424663
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Date Published: 2-1-00
ISBN-13:9780773520462ISBN:0773520465
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Edition: First Thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Image Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780385473064ISBN:0385473060
Description: Good. Good; trade paperback, pictorial wraps, minor shelfwear, some soil on top of outer pp. edges, text block is clean. A unique religious dialogue written by a preeminent authority on first-century Judaism. read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Image Books
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780385473064ISBN:0385473060
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780773520462ISBN:0773520465
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780385424660ISBN:0385424663
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-13:9780773520462ISBN:0773520465
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780385424660ISBN:0385424663
Description: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0385424663. 154 pages; the slightest hint of foxing flecks on foredges; otherwise unmarked, clean, bright, tight, attractive, unread copy in nearly "as new" condition; 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.6 Inches. read more
"Jews! Once upon a time on 7th Heaven, the oldest son converted for his girlfriend, and once, on Sex and the City, Charlotte converted for sexy old Harry. How do they do it? What do Christians have in common with Jews? What don't they? How does this actually play out in practice versus how it looks in theological differences?
This book almost got to the heart of these matters. It was a conversation between the word of the Torah and the words of Jesus' lower-case torah in the Gospel of Matthew (the most of Jewish of the Gospels). This is probably both its' strength and weakness. It doesn't deviate too much from this format, and so doesn't get into the difference of traditions.
But it does get to some essential and stark dogmatic differences that give rise to those separate, but related, traditions. Of course it talks more about the Jewish side of things so some things I learned are that: yes, the Torah is about rules, and following those rules is what helps be more like God, and thus closer to him. The rules and the religion apply to society in the here and now and people are defined by and in relation to their family unit. So when Jesus says stuff like hey leave your family and don't worry about all the rules right now, and it doesn't matter if you're a part of this group, of course the Jewish folks are going to be kind of frustrated with him! Oh also - Jews like to argue about what scripture means, that is a great and essential part of their tradition. Jesus is not about arguing so much.
This is stuff I kind of already knew, but it is nice to hear it from a Jewish perspective. And he hints at what this means for Jewish practice and sentiment today, but um I guess I want to know more about that! Maybe talk to a practicing regular Jew someday? I have other books to help me I suppose, in the meantime.
It made me think too, about things I sort of identify with Christianity - family, rules with a spirit behind them, holiness in practice and in spirit - and how some might see Christianity as moving away from the importance of those things. And what might (gasp) be lacking in Christianity. It did help me understand why Catholics seem a lot closer to Jews than a lot of other Christians (secret: we like ritualistic rules!).
So this is a step on the road to learning more, and learning how much I can not know, about Judaism as its own thing and as a foundation for Christian faith. I still don't get how the 7th Heaven son did it. Charlotte, on the other hand ... Harry was a pretty great dude."
"A thoughtful if sometimes difficult to read explanation for why the author, a highly respected Orthodox rabbi, would have rejected Jesus' message. His rejection rests on several key reasons: Jesus addresses the personal "I" while the Torah addresses the Israelite "we"; Jesus instructs his followers to be perfect rather than the Torah's injunction to be holy; and Jesus focuses on being clean and sin-free in preparation for the imminent Kingdom of God, while Torah teaches people to sanctify their daily lives. The writing was a tad legalistic and clunky, but the work as a whole was highly readable."
"very challenging yet this is exactly the type of book that I've been looking for: something about Jesus and His teachings from the perspective of a Jewish person."
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