Praying Like the Jew, Jesus: Recovering the Ancient Roots of New Testament Prayer
Overview
How did Yeshua (Jesus) pray? What Jewish customs and traditions formed the basis of the Messiah's prayers? This eye-opening book reveals the Jewish background of many of Yeshua's prayers. Historical vignettes will "transport" you to the times of Yeshua so you can grasp the full meaning of Messiah's prayers. Unique devotional thoughts and meditations, presented in down-to-earth language, provide inspiration for a more meaningful prayer life and help you draw close to God. Praying Like the Jew, Jesus is a treasure-trove of information and inspiration. After reading this book, your understanding of God, prayer, and the Bible will be forever changed.
Top Highlights
“God commanded his people to speak the words, ‘May Adonai bless you,’ because he longed to give his children the gift of himself. Blessedness is not about receiving things; it is about receiving God. To receive the blessing of God’s presence is to rejoice in God not because he does favors for us, but because he has shared his own sacred identity with us.” (Page 20)
“We forget that the primary purpose of prayer is not to receive blessings for ourselves. The purpose of prayer is to receive and to rejoice in God himself.” (Page 50)
“A favor is a cheap, short-lived present, usually given out of duty (think of a ‘party favor’). A blessing, on the other hand, is a conscious choice to open oneself to the possibility of pain and rejection. I can do a favor for someone and risk nothing. Not so when I bless someone.” (Page 19)
“Yeshua was equally divine and human. That means he learned to pray in the same way that your children learn to pray—by imitating the prayers that he heard. For Yeshua, these were primarily the prayers of the synagogue, the Temple, and centuries of Jewish tradition.” (Page vii)
“They work to earn a love they already possess and are terrified of forfeiting a love they can never lose.” (Page 19)
Unearths hidden spiritual riches in the New Testament. Jones has done a great service.
—From the Foreword by Mark Galli, Managing Editor, Christianity Today
With penetrating beauty, Jones bridges the chasm between our Greco-Romanized view of the Lord's prayer life, to the rhythm and understanding of the Jewish prayer life of Yeshua.
—Rev. Robert Stearns, Executive Director, Eagles' Wings
Timothy Jones has enlightened us all. He combines imaginative story telling with knowledge of the Land and its textual richness. These retellings of gospel stories have color, pathos, and humor.
—James F. Strange, Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of South Florida
- Title: Praying Like the Jew, Jesus: Recovering the Ancient Roots of New Testament Prayer
- Author: Timothy Paul Jones
- Publisher: Messianic Jewish Publishers
- Print Publication Date: 2005
- Logos Release Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Prayer; Jesus Christ › Prayers; Messianic Judaism; Prayer › Judaism; Biblical studies
- ISBNs: 9781880226285, 1880226286
- Resource ID: LLS:PRAYINGJEW
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:19:53Z
In 1941, The United States is drawn into World War II. During that same year, Dr. Henry Einspruch publishes his classic book, The Yiddish New Testament, a breakthrough in evangelistic literature for Jewish people. Over the following decades, the publications of Lederer/Messianic Jewish Communications have been widely used to impact thousands of Jewish people with the Good News of Messiah. These books and tracts have been distributed in the Orthodox Jewish community, have been given out to Jews in the former Soviet Union, and have been used by Messianic congregations and Jewish outreaches all over the world. Messianic Jewish Publishers mission is two-pronged: Reaching out to Jewish people with the message of Messiah and teaching the non-Jewish spiritual family about their Jewish roots.