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The Real Kosher Jesus: Revealing the Mysteries of the Hidden Messiah
by Michael L. Brown
Lake Mary, FL: FrontLine, 2012, 249 pages
reviewed by Matt Sieger
Available for purchase at the
Jews for Jesus Store.
Kosher Jesus, Orthodox Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's latest book, has caused an uproar in the Jewish community. Rabbi Yitzchok Wolf of Chicago said, "Boteach's latest book is apikorsus [heresy] and must be treated as such." Immanuel Schochet, a prominent Orthodox rabbi in Toronto, wrote that it was "forbidden for anyone to buy or read this book, or give its author a platform in any way, shape or form to discuss this topic."1
Chapter 4 – Jesus the Rabbi
Rabbi Boteach’s takeaway in this chapter is simple: to show that "Jesus and the rabbis shared both purpose and vision." Jesus’ ethics are found in other Jewish writings, says Boteach, and his teaching included methods found in rabbinic literature. And he lived like rabbis of his time as well, taking a secular occupation to support himself. (Though he does not mention it in this chapter, the apostle Paul did likewise, working as a tentmaker, which probably involved a range of leather goods, not just tents.)
ARUTZ SHEVA PRINTS LIES ABOUT JEWS FOR JESUS & THE HOLOCAUST
Chuck Colson was a great man of God. He knew that if the Son sets you free, you'll be free indeed! He knew what it meant to be imprisoned for a crime against society, but he also came to understand that even if he'd never committed a crime, he would still be imprisoned by the human failings that prevent us all from coming into the presence of a holy God.