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Book Review: The Beginnings of Jewishness: Boundaries, Varieties, Uncertainties |
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Written by Noel Rabinowitz
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By Shaye J.D. CohenUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA P RESS ©1999 • B ERKELEY , CA Reviewed by Noel Rabinowitz One of the central questions in Judaism today is “who is a Jew?” What defines us as Jews and can those who are not Jewish become Jewish? These are questions which have concerned scholars from time immemorial. In The Beginnings of Jewishness Shaye J.D. Cohen makes an important contribution to this ongoing discussion. He states two questions from the heart of this volume: “What is it that makes us us and them them? That is, what is it that makes a Jew a Jew, and a non-Jew a non-Jew? The answer to this question will lead directly to the second: can one of ‘them’ become one of ‘us’; that is, can a Gentile become a Jew?” This volume consists of eight previously published articles and two new essays which address these questions. |
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Abraham's Promise: Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations |
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Written by Russ Resnik
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by Michael Wyschogrod; edited and Introduction by R. Kendall Soulen
GRAND RAPIDS: EERDMANS PRESS ©2004
Reviewed by Russ Resnik
Modern Orthodox scholar Michael Wyschogrod considers Messianic Jews to be all wrong about Yeshua, but he is essential reading for anyone interested in Messianic Judaism. Wyschogrod often seems to understand Messianic Jews better than we understand ourselves, so that we discover ourselves afresh in his writings. Christians seeking to express their faith free from the legacy of supersessionism will discover themselves there as well.
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