Messianic Judaism / / Dan Cohn-Sherbok

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786266303321
• Autore: Cohn-Sherbok Dan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2000
• ISBN: 1-4411-2410-1; 0-567-00437-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (493 p.)
• Disciplina: 289.9
• Soggetti: Messianic Judaism; Jewish Christians; Missions to Jews - History; Jewish Christians - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-223) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: History and beliefs of Messianic Judaism; 1 Early Jewish Christianity; The disciples of Jesus; The continuing tradition; Jewish Christians in the Middle Ages; Jewish Christians in the modern period; 2 The emergence of Hebrew Christianity; Early origins; Israelites of the New Covenant; The faith of the Israelites of the New Covenant; The evolution of Hebrew Christianity; 3 The Hebrew Christian Alliance of America; The origin of the Hebrew Christian Alliance of America; Conflict and controversy about the AllianceThe growth of the Hebrew Christian Alliance; The development of the Alliance; 4 Missions to the Jews in the early twentieth century; Missions in the United States; Missions in Poland, Hamburg and Danzig; Missionaries and Jewish believers; Missionary activity after the war; 5 Growth of the Messianic movement; The Hebrew Alliance after the First World War; From Holocaust to the post-war period; Hebrew Christian churches; The youth movement; 6 Messianic Judaism in transition; Jews for Jesus; The Six Day War and its aftermath; From Hebrew Christian Alliance to Messianic JudaismReactions to the Messianic movement; 7 Contemporary Messianic Judaism; Messianic congregational organizations; Modern Messianic Judaism; Jewish and ; Christian reactions; Messianic congregations; Part II: Messianic Jewish observance; 8 Sabbath; The Sabbath and Messianic Judaism; Shabbat evening; Sabbath morning service; Havdalah; 9 Pilgrim festivals; Passover; Counting of the omer; Shavuot; Sukkot; 10 New Year and Day of Atonement; New Year; Day of Atonement; 11 Festivals of joy; Simhat Torah; Hanukkah; Purim; New Moon; Advent; Independence Day; 12 Life cycle eventsNaming ceremony; Circumcision; Redemption of the First Born; Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah; Marriage; Death and mourning; 13 Personal lifestyle; Mezuzah; Dietary laws; Mikveh; Tzizit; Tefillin; Head covering; Part III: The authenticity of Messianic Judaism; 14 Messianic Judaism and the Jewish people; Messianic Jewish theology; The Jewishness of Messianic Jews; Messianic Judaism and the Jewish tradition; Messianic Jewish mission; 15 Messianic Judaism and its critics; Critique of Messianic Judaism; Former Messianic Jews; 16 Messianic Judaism and Israeli law; Jewishness and conversion to another faithThe Brother Daniel case; The Shalit case; The Dorflinger case; The Dahaf Report; The Beresford case; Messianic Judaism and Jewish status; 17 Models of Messianic Judaism; Orthodox exclusivism; Non-Orthodox exclusivism; The pluralist model; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Who are the Messianic Jews? What do they believe and practice? What is the Jewish community's reaction to the development of Messianic Judaism? In this pioneering study, Dan Cohn-Sherbok traces the development of the Messianic movement from ancient times to its transformation after World War II. Focusing on the nature of the movement today, the volume continues with a detailed examination of Messianic practices, and the place of Messianic Judaism within the contemporary Jewish community.