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Title: Jesus the Jewish Theologian by Brad Young, Marvin R. Wilson, David J. Wolpe ISBN: 1-56563-060-2 Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (9 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Fascinating topic but so far author's not doing it for me.
Comment: Let me preface this with the statement that I'm only 1/3 a way through. I find the topic fascinating and was anticipating learning a greater appreciation of Jesus' teaching based on the audience he spoke to. So far, though, the book hasn't been too enlightening. I have to add that the writing style is poor and highly repetitive. Furthermore, the fact that the two editors are also the one's quoted on the back cover should have been a red flag. Oh well, I'll keep plowing along and amend this
review in case the author does a better job.
Rating: 1
Summary: Save your money!!!!
Comment: A really poor writer. Nothing new hear. A good book to use as a paper weight.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good (& conservative) starter for studying historical Jesus
Comment: Recently studying the historical Jesus has been fascinating for me. Young's book is probably a good starter for those wanting to understand Jesus' experience as a Jewish human.
I learned of Dr. Young from reading Dr. David Flusser of Hebrew University. Flusser, who was Jewish, was a philologist and scholar on Jesus and the 1st century church. His book, Jesus, is so widely quoted and respected by NT scholars (e.g., James Charlesworth, E.P. Sanders, etc) that I devoted a lot of time to locating a copy (finally found it via Jerusalem Perspective web site and it is an excellent read!). Flusser quotes Young, so I located this book by Young.
Young was a student and friend of Flusser's and is obviously influenced by Flusser (many references to Flusser, including references to private conversations).
A few things are worth knowing about Dr. Young's book. It is not always smooth reading. It seems to need some editing work (because I have no knowledge of professional writing, I don't really know what I'm talking about).
I found a few thoughts in the book that were not well developed. For example, Dr. Young says that Jesus was more educated than Paul (page xxxiv). This startling (but possibly true?) comment is quoted by Flusser in a footnote in his book, Jesus. I can accept it as a possibility, but this is so different from anything I've ever heard or read that I was looking for more support . There was no support for this comment, and I was left to wonder why Young believes such. I had a few other similar experiences while reading this book.
I was interested in comparing Young's view of Jesus' teaching about divorce. He writes that, according to Jesus:
"Divorce is not adultery. Remarriage after divorce is not adultery." (p 116)
This interpretation is not surprising, though different from others, but the following was for me a new perspective on the meaning of Jesus' words:
"In essence, Jesus says that when one divorces his wife in order to marry the other woman, it is wrong." (p 116)
I think I recall (i.e., not sure and too lazy to look) that the NT scholar E.P. Sanders and others believe Jesus did teach that remarriage after divorce is adultery. (I don't know anything about his personal life, but I wondered if Young's personal life influences his interpretation on this topic.)
A general reader should keep in mind that this is not a work on Christology. For example, he doesn't discuss Jesus being the Son of God as represented in Trinitarian theology.
Based on this book, I bought and intend to read Young's other books (Parables, Paul).
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Title: Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R. Wilson ISBN: 0802804233 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: April, 1989 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Paul the Jewish Theologian: A Pharisee among Christians, Jews, and Gentiles by Brad H. Young ISBN: 1565632486 Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Yeshua: A Guide to the Real Jesus and the Original Church by Ron, Dr. Moseley ISBN: 1880226685 Publisher: Messianic Jewish Publishers Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation by Brad H. Young ISBN: 1565632443 Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus: New Insights from a Hebraic Perspective by David Bivin, Roy B. Blizzard ISBN: 156043550X Publisher: Destiny Image Pub. Date: February, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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