A Rabbi Talks with Jesus (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780773520462)

Placing himself within the context of the Gospel of Matthew, Neusner imagines himself in a dialogue with Jesus of Nazareth and pays him the supreme Judaic gesture of respect: making a connection with him through an honest debate about the nature of God's One Truth. Neusner explains why the Sermon on the Mount would not have convinced him to follow Jesus and why, by the criterion of the Torah of Moses, he would have continued to follow the teachings of Moses. He explores the reasons Christians believe in Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of Heaven, while Jews continue to believe in the Torah of Moses and a kingdom of priests and holy people on earth. This revised and expanded edition, with a foreword by Donald Akenson, creates a thoughtful and accessible context for discussion of the most fundamental question of why Christians and Jews believe what they believe.

Author: Jacob Neusner
ISBN-10: 0773520465
ISBN-13: 9780773520462
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/16/2000
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.57w x 0.51d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 13
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2001 pg. 8 - Strongly Recommended