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

by Michael L. Brown PhD

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621360094
Publisher:	Charisma Media
Publication date:	04/03/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	824 KB

About the Author

Michael L. Brown holds a PhD from New York University in Near Eastern languages and literatures and is recognized as one of the leading Messianic Jewish scholars in the world today. He is the founder and president of FIRE School of Ministry, host of the nationally syndicated daily talk radio show The Line of Fire, and the author of more than twenty books. He is a contributor to The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion and other scholarly publications.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Introduction: So, When Did Jesus Become Catholic? xv

Section I Yeshua-Jesus-Yeshu: Who Is He?

1 "May His Name and Memory Be Blotted Out!" 1

2 What's So New About Jews Reclaiming Jesus? 13

3 A Rabbi Like No Other 25

4 A Threat to the Establishment 43

5 How Jesus Got Hijacked by a Well-Meaning Rabbi 57

6 The Lamb Who Was Slain 75

Section II From Kosher Jesus to Unkosher Christianity?

7 Was Paul the One Who Changed It All? 91

8 The Jewish Genius Who Brought the God of Israel to the Nations 107

Section III The Hidden Messiah of Israel

9 The Secret of the Invisible God Who Can Be Seen 125

10 The Secret of the Suffering Messiah 139

11 The Secret of the Atoning Power of the Death of the Righteous 149

12 The Secret of the Priestly Messiah 159

13 The Secret of the Prophet Greater Than Moses 165

14 The Secret of the Six Thousand Years 171

15 The Secret of the Hidden Wisdom 179

Epilogue: Not Just a Light for the Gentiles 183

Appendix A The New Testament: An Unreliable, Anti-Semitic Book? 191

Appendix B Kosher Jesus and "Why the Jews Cannot Accept Jesus" 205

Notes 209

Editorial Reviews

Michael Brown is a compelling voice in the critically important debate over the true identity of Jesus of Nazareth. —Lee Strobel, New York Times best-selling author of The Case for Christ
 
The Real Kosher Jesus explains with real clarity how Jesus as a Jew makes sense—biblically, historically, and theologically. It is a pleasure to recommend this work for any who are just curious about him and his relationship to Judaism. —Darrell Bock, PhD, research professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary and author of Blasphemy and Exaltation in Judaism
 
Will the real kosher Jesus please stand up? Is he a great Jewish rabbi? Or is he the Son of God? Now we know the truth, thanks to this groundbreaking book by Dr. Michael Brown. —Sid Roth, host of It’s Supernatural!
 
Michael Brown excels as a true scholar as well as an apologist; his answers to objections are carefully thought out, honest and well researched. —Craig Keener, PhD, professor of the New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary and author of Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts
 Dr. Brown powerfully details why Yeshua is the Messiah, arguing his point from both Testaments and bolstering his arguments with the extensive use of Jewish sources, both modern and Rabbinic. This book is a must read for all those who care about God’s chosen people. —Mitch Glaser, President of Chosen People Ministries

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