A Zeal For God Not According to Knowledge: A Refutation of Judaism's Arguments Against Christianity

Are the Jewish arguments against belief in Jesus as mankind's Savior any good? Is Jesus Christ the promised Messiah of the Old Testament's prophecies? Is Christianity derived from ancient Roman or Greek pagan mystery religions? Is the New Testament historically reliable? Was Jesus of Nazareth God according to the New Testament? Since some 185,000 Americans have converted to Judaism in recent decades, the arguments of such groups as Jews for Judaism against Christianity can't be dismissed lightly. Using solid scholarship and rigorous logic, A Zeal For God Not According to Knowledge defends Christianity against the arguments of its Jewish critics, such as Samuel Levine, Michoel Drazin, Tovia Singer, and Hyam Maccoby. This book defends the New Testament as historically reliable, denies that Christian doctrines and sacraments can be derived from pagan beliefs and practices, shows that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Messiah based on the Old Testament's prophecies, and proves the Deity of Christ was taught by the New Testament. This book is intended for both Christians perplexed by the arguments of Jewish friends, coworkers, and relatives, and Jews interested in objectively considering the claims of Christianity while searching for spiritual truth about whether Jesus is their Messiah also.

Eric V. Snow, 37 and unmarried, has an M.A. in history, and B.A.'s in history, philosophy, and marketing from Michigan State University. He works in the metro Detroit area as an office facilities coordinator for the Shared Service Center of Lafarge North America Inc. and part-time as an instructor for Davenport University.