The Real Kosher Jesus : Revealing the Mysteries of the Hidden Messiah

Jesus-Yeshua. The most influential Jew who ever lived. The most controversial Jew who ever lived. He has been called a rabbi, a rebel, a reformer, a religious teacher, a reprobate sinner, a revolutionary, a redeemer. Some have claimed he was a magician, others the Messiah. Some say he was a deceiver; others say he was divine. Who is this Jesus-Yeshua, and why are we still talking about him two thousand years later? Recently a prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbi presented a new version of Jesus, a “Kosher Jesus” that Jews can accept. By reclaiming Yeshua as a fellow Jew and rabbi, he has taken a very major and truly wonderful step in the right direction, but by re-creating Jesus, he has also robbed him of his uniqueness. The Real Kosher Jesus takes you on a journey to uncover the truth. It is a journey filled with amazing discoveries and delightful surprises, a journey that is sometimes painful but that ends with joy, a journey through which you will learn the real story of this man named Yeshua: the most famous Jew of all time, the Jewish nation’s greatest prophet, the most illustrious rabbi ever, the light of the nations and Israel’s hidden Messiah. ** Apologetics,ebook,Messianic Judaism,Religion,Christology,Christian Theology Jesus Of Nazareth Is The Most Famous Jew Who Ever Lived, Yet Remains Profoundly Alienated From His Own People. At Best He Is Viewed As The Founder Of A New Religion Which For Millennia Was Hostile To Judaism. At Worst He Is Seen As The Source Of World Anti-semitism, With The Charge That The Jews Were Responsible For His Death Being The Impetus For The Murder Of Countless Jews Throughout The Ages. But The Historical Jesus Is Also Foreign To Most Christians Who Are Oblivious To The Life He Lived As A Jew, His Real Mission In Ancient Judea, The Source Of Most Of His Celebrated Teachings, And His Firm Attachment To His People. Shmuley Boteach Offers Us A View Of Jesus, Based On Jewish And Christian Sources, That Will Serve As A Bridge Between Two Faith Communities. Introduction: Who Was Jesus Of Nazareth? -- Part I. The Rabbi. The Rabbi And The Stranger -- Romans And Jews -- The Pharisees, The Sadducees, And The Zealots -- Jesus The Rabbi -- Jewish Law -- Miracles -- Jesus The Healer -- Jesus Never Claimed To Be Divine -- The Fantasy Of The Condemned And Evil Jews -- Part Ii. The Death Of Jesus. The Crucifixion -- Did Judas Really Exist? -- Brutal Pilate -- Barabbas -- A Political Death And The Trial Of Jesus -- Jesus' Crimes -- Paul The Pharisee? -- Paul And The Original Apostles -- Placating Rome -- Part Iii. What Christians Have To Learn From The Jewish Jesus. Jesus, Lover Of Israel -- Jesus Against Evil -- Tinkering With The Divine -- Part Iv. Why The Jews Cannot Accept Jesus. The World's Most Successful Idea -- Why Jews Cannot Believe In The Divinity And Messiahship Of Jesus -- Divinity -- Judaism And Paganism -- Virgin Birth -- Splitting Up Divinity -- Original Sin -- Salvation And Repentance -- A Davidic Messiah? -- Jesus Did Not Fulfill The Messianic Prophecies -- An Eternal Covenant -- Evangelist Methods -- This World And The Next -- Diversity And Uniformity -- Embracing Jesus As A Jew -- Part V. Restoring Judeo-christian Values. What We Can All Learn From Jesus -- Jesus As A Bridge Between Religions -- Jesus And American Values -- The Hyphen That Unites Us -- Appendix: What Of The Jewish Sources On Jesus? Shmuley Boteach. Includes Bibliographical References. He Has Been Called A Rabbi, A Rebel, A Reformer, A Religious Teacher, A Reprobate Sinner, A Revolutionary, A Redeemer. Some Have Claimed He Was A Magician, Others The Messiah. Some Say He Was A Deceiver; Others Say He Was Divine. Who Is This Jesus-yeshua, And Why Are We Still Talking About Him Two Thousand Years Later? Recently A Prominent Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Presented A New Version Of Jesus, A “kosher Jesus” That Jews Can Accept. By Reclaiming Yeshua As A Fellow Jew And Rabbi, He Has Taken A Very Major And Truly Wonderful Step In The Right Direction, But By Re-creating Jesus, He Has Also Robbed Him Of His Uniqueness. The Book Takes You On A Journey To Uncover The Truth. It Is A Journey Filled With Amazing Discoveries And Delightful Surprises, A Journey That Is Sometimes Painful But That Ends With Joy, A Journey Through Which You Will Learn The Real Story Of This Man Named Yeshua: The Most Famous Jew Of All Time, The Jewish Nation’s Greatest Prophet, The Most Illustrious Rabbi Ever, The Light Of The Nations And Israel’s Hidden Messiah. May His Name And Memory Be Blotted Out! -- What's So New About Jews Reclaiming Jesus? -- A Rabbi Like No Other -- A Threat To The Establishment -- How Jesus Got Hijacked By A Well-meaning Rabbi -- The Lamb Who Was Slain -- From Kosher Jesus To Unkosher Christianity? -- Was Paul The One Who Changed It All? -- The Jewish Genius Who Brought The God Of Israel To The Nations -- The Hidden Messiah Of Israel -- The Secret Of The Invisible God Who Can Be Seen -- The Secret Of The Suffering Messiah -- The Secret Of The Atoning Power Of The Death Of The Righteous -- The Secret Of The Priestly Messiah -- The Secret Of The Prophet Greater Than Moses -- The Secret Of The Six Thousand Years -- The Secret Of The Hidden Wisdom -- Epilogue: Not Just A Light For The Gentiles. Michael L. Brown. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 209-249). Jesus of Nazareth is the most famous Jew who ever lived, yet remains profoundly alienated from his own people. At best he is viewed as the founder of a new religion which for millennia was hostile to Judaism. At worst he is seen as the source of world's anti-Semitism, with the charge that the Jews were responsible for his death being the impetus for the murder of countless Jews throughout the ages. But the historical Jesus is also foreign to most Christians who are oblivious to the life he lived as a Jew, his real mission in ancient Judea, the source of most of his celebrated teachings, and his firm attachment to his people. Now, in a remarkable new book, the man universally known as 'America's Rabbi' and whom Newsweek Magazine calls 'the most famous Rabbi in America, ' best-selling author Shmuley Boteach offers us a breathtaking new view of Jesus, based on Jewish and Christian sources, that will serve as a bridge between two faith communities too long parted by... **Jesus-Yeshua.** He has been called a rabbi, a rebel, a reformer, a religious teacher, a reprobate sinner, a revolutionary, a redeemer. Some have claimed he was a magician, others the Messiah. Some say he was a deceiver; others say he was divine. Who is this Jesus-Yeshua, and why are we still talking about him two thousand years later? Recently a prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbi presented a new version of Jesus, a "Kosher Jesus" that Jews can accept. By reclaiming Yeshua as a fellow Jew and rabbi, he has taken a very major and truly wonderful step in the right direction, but by re-creating Jesus, he has also robbed him of his uniqueness. __The Real Kosher Jesus__