The Gospel According to Moses: What My Jewish Friends Taught Me About Jesus

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Synopsis
A Jewish friend invited Athol Dickson, a conservative Baptist minister, to an inter-faith Hebrew Scripture study group, Chever Torah, at a reformed Jewish congregation. The minister was both energized and extremely challenged by this experience. After spending five years attending this group, he wrote The Gospel according to Moses in which he discussed his experiences. In this book, Dickson quoted scriptures frequently and framed all of his arguments in terms of theology, history, and Biblical authority. He wrote of his genuine encounter between the Christian and Jewish interpretations of scriptures and tried to find a middle ground between the two. Through his investigation, he showed some of the primary differences and similarities between the two religious traditions. In the chapters, he examined the Christian and the Jewish perspectives on such topics as monotheism, scriptural paradox, doubting God, suffering, grace verses works, Jesus in the Hebrew Scriptures, and about the eternal fate of the Jews who did not believe in Jesus. Dickson also explored why Jewish people had difficulty believing in the divinity/humanity of Jesus and about the horrific way that the Jews had been treated over the centuries by Christians. For his Jewish readers, Dickson presented Christianity as a logical outgrowth of the Hebrew scriptures. For his Christian readers, the book offered the confirmation that their basic tenets are grounded in the Hebrew scriptures. Even though this eloquently written book is highly personal describing Dickson's spiritual journey, The Gospel According to Moses, because of its Socratic style, is a fantastic teaching resource for people involved in ecclesiastical work. Finally, by reading it, devout Jews and Christians will hopefully learn to better understand each other and will learn to accept those people who try to integrate the two traditions.
Copyright:
2003

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
268 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781587430480
Publisher:
Brazos Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Athol Dickson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
Submitted By:
Barbara Baker
Proofread By:
Barbara Baker
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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