Monthly Archives: November 2011

Schenck and Shavuot: A Lecture Synopsis

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

A week or so ago I attended a lecture hosted by the Institute of Catholic Culture with the tantalizing title “Feasts of the Jews.” Father Paul Schenck, best known as head of the National Pro-Life Center (as he put it, … Continue reading →

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New Jews in New Jerusalem: Seeing the Jewish Convert in the Trial of Baruch Spinoza

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

As a Jewish-Christian convert, it is challenging to explain myself to either of the groups with whom I share an identity. For the Jews, the issue of conversion is so emotional that it is difficult to have a conversation. And … Continue reading →

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Jewish Identity IV: Bits and Pieces

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

In the previous three posts, I have outlined what I believe to be the key ideas in Fr. Elias Friedman’s Jewish Identity. Here I just wanted to list out briefly several other topics whose treatment by Fr. Friedman is worth … Continue reading →

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Jewish Identity III: Prophecy

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

In the final section of Jewish Identity (previously reviewed on this blog here and here), Fr. Elias Friedman delves into his most challenging and controversial theme: the theology of history, or the proper interpretation of Christian prophecy. Relying on the … Continue reading →

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Jewish Identity II: The Election Factor

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

In the last post I began a review of Fr. Elias Friedman’s Jewish Identity. Here I will follow up on the questions raised at the end of that post: What is the essence of Jewishness (the secret sauce, if you … Continue reading →

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Jewish Identity I: The Zionists and The Millet

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

This post will begin a series of three or four in which I will review Fr. Elias Friedman’s book, Jewish Identity. What makes the book remarkable is that it is truly about the identity problems inherent in being Jewish – … Continue reading →

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Rabbis for Jesus

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

I get very excited when unexpected converts come out of the woodwork. Here is a list (with brief biographies) of rabbis who came to believe in Christ from Joshua Brumbach at Yinon, a Messianic blog. (Thanks to one of the … Continue reading →

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The Holocaust and The Meeting of Unexpected Minds

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

How big a deal is the Holocaust? A test of both Jewish and Christian faith; perhaps the most poignant illustration of the problem of evil; arguably the cement of modern Jewish identity and the cause for Israel’s founding; and much … Continue reading →

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