Jewish New Testament & Jewish New Testament Commentary: Library Study Set - Hardcover

Stern, David H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 965359009X ISBN 13: 9789653590090

Publisher: Jewish New Testament Pubns

Synopsis

Why is this study set different from all other study sets? The "Jewish New Testament" and the "Jewish New Testament Commentary" make the perfect addition to your library. Together, they help you learn about the Jewish roots of Christianity, and offer deeper insight into some of the misunderstandings about the New Testament that have come about through the centuries.

The New Testament is a Jewish book, written by Jews, intially for Jews. It's central figure was a Jew. The "Jewish New Testament" uses culturally neutral terms which will help the Christian understand text better, while also avoiding bringing offense to the Jewish reader.

The "Jewish New Testament Commentary" serves as a companion volume to the "Jewish New Testament", enhancing your biblical studies. It explains passages and expressions in their original cultural context, using a wide variety of Jewish sources.

Now these two classics are handsomely packaged together in a gold-stamped burgandy slipcase. A great addition to the library of anyone who wants to know the Bible better.

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About the Author

David H. Stern, born in Los Angeles in 1935, is the great-grandson of two of the city's first twenty Jews. He earned a Ph.D. in economics at Princeton University and was a professor at UCLA. In 1972 he came to faith in Yeshua the Messiah. He then received a Master of Divinity degree at Fuller Theological Seminary, did graduate work at the University of Judaism, and was active in the Messianic Jewish movement. In 1979 the Stern family made aliyah (immigrated to Israel); they now live in Jerusalem, and are active in Israel's Messianic Jewish community

The "Jewish New Testament Commentary" is a companion to Dr. Stern's "Jewish New Testament," which is his translation of the New Testament from the original first-century Greek into enjoyable modern English. This translation brings out the essential Jewishness of the New Tesament by its use of Hebrew names and Jewish termonology and by its correction of antisemitic renderings found in other translations.

The "Jewish New Testament Commentary" discusses, verse by verse, Jewish issues raised in the New Testament--questions Jews have about Yeshua, the New Testament, and Christianity; questions Christians have about Judaism and the Jewish roots of their faith; and questions Messianic Jews have about their own identity and role.

Dr. Stern is also the author of "Messianic Jewish Manifesto," which outlines the destiny, identity, history, theology, and program of today's Messianic Jewish movement, and of "Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospel," an abridgement of the "Manifesto" meant for those unaccustomed to thinking about the Gospel as Jewish.

In 1998, Dr. Stern published the "Complete Jewish Bible," his stylistically modified adaptation of an existing Jewish translation of the "Tanakh" ("Old Testament") bound together with the "Jewish New Testament."

Edition details

• Publisher: Jewish New Testament Pubns
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 965359009X
• ISBN 13: 9789653590090
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1396