Messianic Judaism Quest

However, reading a book does not address a fundamental issue, the lack of Hashkafa. That is the lack of Jewish perspective- of an underlying mode of Jewish thinking that is sorely lacking in most Messianic settings.

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More… I appreciate Mr. Leman taking the time to respond. Unfortunately Mr. Leman’s response makes a number of assumptions.

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The following post is drawn from a paper provided by a friend. He is a member of a traditional Jewish community but has expressed considerable tolerance and in interest in our discussions. He provided this and noted that in his view, the overwhelming majority of those in any way affiliated with Messianic Judaism, are in large part reflective of the fictitious Cardinal Lustinger the paper is drawn from. Enjoy.

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The Jesus presented in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew and to a lesser extent Mark reflects a very different image than the portrait painted by the Gospel of John. Luke and Matthew present Jesus as a legitimate claimant to the throne of King David by genealogy and by his fulfillment of a series of prophecies they deem messianic.

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For classical Judaism, the Oral Torah consists of Oral Torah revealed simultaneously at Sinai as well as enactments or laws instituted by later rabbis (d’Rabbanan). The basis or authority for the laws classified as “d’Rabbanan” and for the implementation of the observance of the commandments is derived from Deuteronomy 17:8-11.

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The question of how Messianic Jews should relate to the writings of the New Testament has largely been circumvented by the largely historical evangelical association of most Messianic communities.

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The assertion that any individual in the present day can claim primacy over Moshe Rabbenu or over the Biblical prophets is truly unbelievable and can only lead to a chaotic spiritual environment which might reflect the picture painted in Shoftim (Judges) that “every man did what was right in his own eyes.”

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Having very briefly reviewed the concept of the what is considered canonical and inspired in Judaism, we now turn our discussion to the question of the Torah She-b’al Peh (literally the Torah of the mouth) - the Oral Torah.

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Is the Talmud authoritative for those describing themselves as Messianic Jews?

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So if I append “Jewish” as an adjective to the term “Messianic Judaism” is this not redundant? Well, unfortunately it appears not. The simple reality is that most groups identifying themselves under the label “messianic Jewish” are far from what is traditionally understood as Jewish.

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