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The Gospels in Jewish Context Course No. NC507
Dr. Joseph Rosenfarb
3 credits, 17.8 lecture hours
Recorded by MBI, November 1998
• The Professor
• From His Introduction
• Texts for This Course
• Other Useful Texts
• Accessing a Sample Lecture
• Registering for this Course
The Professor
Dr. Rosenfarb is leader of Beth Messiah Synagogue in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and serves as Mid-Atlantic Regional Director for the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations.
From His Introduction
"We're going to talk about the 'Jews' and what that might mean. The 'Jews' are not -- all the Jewish people, the 'Jews' are the Judean party. [There was] the Jubilees party; the Maccabean party; [and] the Essene party. The Judean party [was] the anti-Yeshua party. A different mind-set. [Return to Top]
"[What is] common to Judaism? What would be the monolithic theorems that would hold Judaism together? -- One God, revealed through God's Torah, acted out through Halacha!
"As we develop the various subjects throughout the week, you will see that there was not A Judaism, of which we can say 'That's Orthodox Judaism of the first century! You just aren't going to see it. What your are going to see is 'JudaismS' ...and their various halachas -- Discussions. How are those discussion going to take place? Exactly as the Gospels portrayed them. It is one of the authentications of the Gospels." [Return to Top]
Texts for This Course
1. Alfred Edersheim, "The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah."
2. Samuel Tobias Lachs, "A Rabbinic Commentary on the New Testament."
3. Rabbi Michael Hilton with Fr. Gordian Marshall, "The Gospels & Rabbinic Judaism."
4. Jeffrey L. Seif, "The Evolution of a Revolution: Reflections on Ancient Christianity in its Judaistic, Hellenistic and Romanistic Expressions."
Other Useful Texts
1. James R. Charlesworth, ed., "Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: The Controversy Resolved."
2. Alfred Edersheim, "The Temple: Its Ministry and Services."
3. Alfred Edersheim, "Sketches of Jewish Social Life."
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