Finding Messiah: A Journey into the Jewishness of the Gospel
Overview
Jesus was Jewish, and his Jewish identity informed every aspect of his work, words, and witness. He came as the Messiah of Israel, God’s covenant people, and he spoke the language of God’s faithfulness to this people. So why does it seem that Judaism has little to do with our Christian discipleship today?
Jennifer Rosner, a scholar of Jewish-Christian relations, takes us on a personal and corporate journey into the Jewish roots of Christian faith and practice. Understanding Judaism—and the way in which Judaism and Christianity became separate religions—is essential for a rich and holistic Christian identity. As a follower of Jesus who was raised in a Jewish home and who continues to live a Jewish life, Rosner has seen firsthand how a Christian faith can become impoverished when divorced from its Jewish roots. Finding Messiah follows Rosner's own journey in rediscovering the role of Judaism and God’s covenant with Israel in Christian life and practice. When we begin to understand Christianity’s indelible relationship to Judaism, key aspects of the Christian faith come alive and the wonder of the gospel becomes clear in new and powerful ways.
Jesus’ Judaism provides the foundation for the church that is built upon his name. Rediscover the Jewish Jesus, and in so doing, experience a deeper and richer faith than ever before.
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- Provides a personal and corporate journey into the Jewish roots of Christian faith and practice
- Follows Rosner’s own journey in rediscovering the role of Judaism and God’s covenant with Israel in Christian life and practice
- Foreword by Richard J. Mouw
- Introduction: On Being Monstrous
- The Parting of the Ways
- The Excluded Middle
- Lost in Translation
- Jesus and Ritual Purity
- “The Land I Will Show You”
- Bodies
- Sin and the Fall
- Sabbath
- The Spirit
- Sacred Days
- God’s Ex-Wife
- Paul
- A Way Forward
- Epilogue: The Jewish Gospel
- Discussion Guide
- Glossary of Jewish and Hebrew Terms
Look no further. This is the most enjoyable introduction to Jesus and Judaism you will ever find. It is Professor Rosner’s personal story of religious exploration through her fascinating life of study and love in California and Israel. It is precise in its account of scholarly debates but also perfectly accessible to non-scholars. Recommended to all.
—Gerald McDermott, Beeson Divinity School (retired), author of Israel Matters
Formative years in the Vineyard movement taught Jennifer Rosner to bear testimonial witness to Jesus in the power of the Spirit. This book testifies of her loves—of Yonah, her husband (theologians fall in love too!), of Jesus the Messiah (here a Jewish person is grasped by his love!), and of historic and contemporary Jewish faith and practice (how one can fall in love with the tradition one was raised in all over again!). Spoiler alert: Christians and Jews, including theologians from both faiths, who read this book will need to be prepared to be challenged by Rosner’s powerful theological narrative that cuts right to the core of the biblical message!
—Amos Yong, Fuller Seminary
So much theology is written as though nothing much is at stake. But to read Jen Rosner, the stakes could not be higher: draining Christianity of the poison of anti-Judaism and showing her fellow Jews that she can be a loyal daughter of Sarah and follower of Jesus. I’m not sure which is the taller task! But I do know this: she has written a beautiful and brave and learned book, and you should read it.
—Jason Byassee, Vancouver School of Theology, author of Surprised by Jesus Again
- Title: Finding Messiah: A Journey into the Jewishness of the Gospel
- Author: Jennifer M. Rosner
- Publisher: IVP
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Pages: 215
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Messianic Judaism; Christianity › Origin; Judaism › Relations--Christianity; Christianity and other religions › Judaism
- ISBNs: 9781514003251, 9781514003244, 1514003252, 1514003244
- Resource ID: LLS:FINDINGMESSIAH
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:58:58Z