A Guide for Rational Inquiries Into the Biblical Writings: Being an Examination of the Doctrinal Difference Between Judaism and Primitive Christianity, Based Upon a Critical Exposition of the Book of - Hardcover

Isidor Kalisch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484210912 ISBN 13: 9780484210911

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Critical, line-by-line examination of the Gospel of Matthew and its claims about Judaism and early Christianity.

This edition offers a focused critique that weighs the gospel against Jewish law, rabbinical literature, and the Biblical text itself. It presents two main plans used in the analysis: uncovering mistakes and contradictions, then tracing the moral and religious doctrines to their biblical and rabbinical sources. The aim is to show how Christian claims relate to or diverge from Judaism, with careful, impartial reasoning throughout.

• A thorough, verse-by-verse commentary on Matthew that highlights weaknesses and contradictions
• Connections to Mosaic law, the Talmud, and other Jewish sources used to test Christian assertions
• Discussion of how moral and doctrinal claims are derived from or aligned with earlier texts
• Context on the work’s purpose, audience, and the historical-critical method behind it

Ideal for readers of biblical history, theology, and Jewish–Christian studies who want a careful, source-based critique.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484210912
• ISBN 13: 9780484210911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 209