Return of the Remnant: The Rebirth of Messianic Judaism

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Summary: Hard questions answered
Review: Micheal Shiftman gives a very readable introduction to messianic Judism. He addresses areas of conflict between rabinical Judism and traditional christian thought by restoring the first century meaning behind Yeshuah's and Rav. Shaul's(Paul's), teaching. I reccomend it as a book for those who want to know how Messianic Judism has developed,and its historical background.

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Summary: DX: Purely ponderous drudgery :-(
Review: The author frequently rhetorically contradicts himself. Content information is shallow historically and theologically, and at times is in error. The 38 pages of statistics at the end of the book are wanting and appear to be just filler to increase the size of the book. Not very scholarly.

For more concise, un-biased, information on the history, theology and sociology of Messianic Judaism I highly recommend Carol Harris-Shapiro's book, "Messianic Judaism, A Rabbi's Journey through Religious Change in America." Rabbi Harris-Shapiro gives a more detailed and concise overview.