The Return of the Kosher Pig: The Divine Messiah in Jewish Thought
Overview
Far from a study of kosher dietary laws, this book is an unprecedented journey toward the true identity of the Divine Messiah—the one previously considered “unkosher” and “unacceptable” by Jewish people. This encyclopedic volume will surprise and challenge you with the compelling words of Jewish sages and rabbis over the last 2,000 years, many in English for the first time.
Top Highlights
“The pig in the eyes of Judaism is the one who adopted this false premise that God will take the form of a man, which is considered idolatry, k’firah, in the basic principles of Judaism. To the Jewish eye, the idea that God will take the form of a man is considered the ultimate uncleanness.” (Page 9)
“According to the midrash, this is a Messianic passage. The midrash makes an interesting commentary on the expression matir asurim in this passage. It explains that during the Messianic Age, God will transform all things that are asurim, or forbidden for consumption, to be ‘kosher’ and ‘clean’ again.” (Page 15)
“The idea that the Messiah will not only be a true Tzaddik52 but will be divine in his essence is fully supported within Judaism of the last 2,000 years.” (Page 35)
“I believe that most of Judaism missed the Divine Messiah, Yeshua of Natzeret, because of their deliberate emphasis on the Talmud as the primary source, instead of returning to the Hebrew Bible and the words of the prophets and Moses himself!” (Page 46)
“Judaism is greatly focused on the traditions and religious rulings of the last 500–600 years instead of going further back to the time of the 1st and 2nd centuries in many cases.” (Page 3)
- Title: The Return of the Kosher Pig: The Divine Messiah in Jewish Thought
- Author: Itzhak Shapira
- Publisher: Messianic Jewish Publishers
- Print Publication Date: 2013
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Jesus Christ › Divinity; Jesus Christ › Jewish interpretations; Jesus Christ › Jewishness; Messianic Judaism; Messiah › Judaism--History of doctrines
- ISBNs: 9781936716456, 1936716453
- Resource ID: LLS:RETURNKOSHERPIG
- Resource Type: Monograph
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