The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060789664 (0060789662)
Publish date: November 28th 2006
Publisher: HarperOne
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
Jewish,
Religion,
Christianity,
Theology,
Social Issues,
Class,
Judaism,
Judaica
Excellent book for helping Christians understand how some misunderstandings about Jesus and church origins come across as anti-Jewish (not antisemitic, as the author makes the distinction). This happens largely when 1st century Judaism is portrayed negatively in order to provide a foil for Jesus. On...