Description: This volume brings together ten essays by leading scholars about Jewish messianic ideas and movements in the early modern world. While much of the previous literature in this field has focused on the internal dynamics of Jewish thought, these essays stress the broader historical and philosophical context. The papers deal with such topics as messianic ideology in the wake of the Spanish Expulsion, messianism and Renaissance philosophy, the Sabbatean movement and its impact on Christian thought, messianism and conversion, the relationship of Christian kabbalists to Jewish messianic ideas, the Frankist movement, and Freemasonry. As a group, the essays here represent a challenge to Gershom Scholem's reading of Jewish messianism in this era, offering a rich tapestry of relationships between the religious imagination of Jews and that of their neighbors. Scholars and students of early modern history, eschatology and religion will find much food for thought here.
Description: This is the Leader's Guide for the "Becoming One" Bible study. It helps the leader of each small group to understand and apply scriptural mandates and principles regarding unity between Jewish and Gentile believers. It helps the leader to lead the discussion through stimulating questions so that the group's members will discover biblical truths for themselves.
Description: I have studied all the reasons why people have said that Jesus isn¿¿¿¿t the Messiah and I have repudiated them. This is a must book for anyone who has questions in this regard.
Description: Can I know God? Why do I feel alienated from God? What can mitvahs (good works) do for me? Is there really a Messiah? What decisions must I make about my spiritual life? If you need answers to life's important questions, this excellent book is a must-read.
