Dan Cohn-Sherbok is Emeritus Professor of Judaism, University of Wales, UK.
"a truly boundary-crossing book...What is remarkable and
praiseworthy about this book is first, that Professor Dan
Cohn-Sherbok is prepared to examine sympathetically a movement that
many Jews believe to be beyond the pale and beneath contempt, a
threat to the very identity and survival of Judaism. Secondly, that
in a gentle way he takes up their claim to be authentically Jewish
and deals with it seriously[...]let's hear more of this. And let's
hear more of Dan Cohn-Sherbok."--Baptist Times
"Finally, someone in the Jewish world has the courage to say what
needs to be said. Dan Cohn-Sherbok, with his usual lucidity and
analytic skills, has demonstrated that Messianic Jews have the
right to be included in the Jewish people. The path to his
conclusion is filled with fascinating historical and confessional
revelations."-Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine, The Birmingham Temple,
Farmington Hills, Michigan
"I appreciate the objectivity of Professor Cohn-Sherbok and his
attention to the historical details and theological nuances
represented by the Messianic movement. His compilation of various
Messianic liturgies and prayers will be most helpful to Messianic
Jews and to those who wish to understand the movement. His advocacy
of a pluralistic model for contemporary life and community can only
lead to deeper and more respectful relationships between Jewish
believers in Yeshua and others within the greater world-wide
community. This is a must read for all Jewish believers in Yeshua,
evangelical Christina leaders and all those whose hearts yearn for
the peace of Jerusalem."-Mitch Glaser, Present, Chosen People
Ministries
"It is both an unusual and a welcome development to find a
constructive study of Messianic Jews from a leading Jewish academic
rabbi."--Themelios 26.2
"The book is memorable for its clarity and directness. It is also
fair - Cohn-Sherbok attends to the diversity of views and
structures within Messianic Judaism. He quotes at length from
histories, liturgies and creeds produced by various congregations.
This makes accessible much material not readily available to the
British readers and is likely to make Messianic Judaism a useful
resource for undergraduates and seminarians. What comes through
particularly well is the extent to which the ambiguity of Jewish
believers' indentity is as much an internal problem as it is an
internally imposed construct."--Journal of Belief and Values
"Dan Cohn-Sherbok, first Professor of Judaism at the University of
Wales, is a well-known, encyclopaedic chronicler and commentator on
the various Judaisms; and in this book he engages with the most
controversial of all, often assembling material which would be very
difficult to find conveniently elsewhere...fascinating
reading."--Reform
"Cohn-Sherbok has done a commendable job of depicting the history
and practice of Messianic Judaism in ancient and modern times in
what wil no doubt prove to be a valuable and user-friendly resource
for Messianic Jews and those interested in the movement. The author
has also done a service to Messianic Jews. By taking the time and
effort to dedicate a fair-handed book to the movement, Cohn-Sherbok
has aided the Messianic Jewish movement in its quest for
recognition, affirmation, and acceptance by the wider Jewish
community."--Akiva Cohen, Mishkan
"He has written a most interesting assessment of Jewish believers
in Jesus who are grappling with the challenges of remaining loyal
to the claims of Yeshua (Jesus) while being committed to their
Jewish ethnic and cultural traditions." --The Evangelical Times
"varied, richly textured, often colourful history....masterful and
even-handed treatment of this complicated issue."--Leo Serroul,
Toronto Journal of Theology, Fall 2002
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