Eoghan
Puritan Board Senior
I would have liked more details. That said looking for meat in 40 pages was perhaps too optamistic.
It provides a summary of five different types of groups (p33, 34) which appear to represent five stages in the spiritual journey of some (p37) from Christianity to Orthodox (circumcised) Judaism. At this point it would appear that 36-38 have been taken from the website Field Guide to the Wild World of Religion. So if you want to save some $ visit the website first.
He does quote from Brad Youngs book "Jesus the Jewish Theologian" and challenges his interpretation of the wineskins. This seems to be the only actual citation from Hebrew Roots proponents. The other references are to websites which makes me feel the book is a little lightweight (I know what do you expect for 41 pages!).
The matter of the Oral Law v the Written Law is dealt with but agin there are no Messianic/Hebrew Roots sources cited.
The benefit of studying first century Judaism is mentioned but not elaborated on. I would have liked some examples here lest the baby be thrown out with the bath water. The terms "binding" and "loosing" for example make much more sense with the Hebrew background. Yet for all that,the meaning is still fairly clear in the Greek. This is something the Hebraic Roots movement seems to overlook. Yes, the Hebrew background helps in understanding the text but it does not fundamentally alter the greek translation. Rather than discuss specific examples a conspiracy theory that the RC church suppressed the "original" Hebrew text is discussed. This seems very much like a straw man - no references being cited!
The practice of some southern baptists chnging from "Billy Bob" to "Ben Abraham" as their ministry takes on a Hebraic Roots emphasis is stated. Yet without any specific case cited this appears more polemic than fact.
Having just finished a book on the Bar Kochba Revolt I would have liked to see the development of Rabbinic Judaism spoken of more clearly as a responce to the destruction of the Second Temple. This Rabbinic Judaism developed AFTER the founding of the Church although the elements were present in Jesus time (Pharisees and Scribes)but these are my thoughts and require more information to be better informed.
All in all a good place for those unfamiliar with Hebrew Roots to start but it lacks a bibliography to follow up on.
It provides a summary of five different types of groups (p33, 34) which appear to represent five stages in the spiritual journey of some (p37) from Christianity to Orthodox (circumcised) Judaism. At this point it would appear that 36-38 have been taken from the website Field Guide to the Wild World of Religion. So if you want to save some $ visit the website first.
He does quote from Brad Youngs book "Jesus the Jewish Theologian" and challenges his interpretation of the wineskins. This seems to be the only actual citation from Hebrew Roots proponents. The other references are to websites which makes me feel the book is a little lightweight (I know what do you expect for 41 pages!).
The matter of the Oral Law v the Written Law is dealt with but agin there are no Messianic/Hebrew Roots sources cited.
The benefit of studying first century Judaism is mentioned but not elaborated on. I would have liked some examples here lest the baby be thrown out with the bath water. The terms "binding" and "loosing" for example make much more sense with the Hebrew background. Yet for all that,the meaning is still fairly clear in the Greek. This is something the Hebraic Roots movement seems to overlook. Yes, the Hebrew background helps in understanding the text but it does not fundamentally alter the greek translation. Rather than discuss specific examples a conspiracy theory that the RC church suppressed the "original" Hebrew text is discussed. This seems very much like a straw man - no references being cited!
The practice of some southern baptists chnging from "Billy Bob" to "Ben Abraham" as their ministry takes on a Hebraic Roots emphasis is stated. Yet without any specific case cited this appears more polemic than fact.
Having just finished a book on the Bar Kochba Revolt I would have liked to see the development of Rabbinic Judaism spoken of more clearly as a responce to the destruction of the Second Temple. This Rabbinic Judaism developed AFTER the founding of the Church although the elements were present in Jesus time (Pharisees and Scribes)but these are my thoughts and require more information to be better informed.
All in all a good place for those unfamiliar with Hebrew Roots to start but it lacks a bibliography to follow up on.
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