Messianic Judaism in Dialogue: A Conversation with Mark Kinzer

Dialogue between Christians and Jews, between Judaism and Christianity, on both academic and institutional levels, has been in play for decades now. But, ironically, Messianic Jews, who can claim a deep connection to both communities, have been left out of the dialogue. Such exclusion by the wider Jewish world may reflect the tragic history of Jewish Christians at times abandoning or even turning against the Jewish community. It also may reflect a view of Messianic Jews as hypocritical, as converts who have left behind their Judaism and Jewishness but still claim to remain connected for missio