Jewish Organizations Established in the 20th Century - Messianic Organizations Established in the 20th Century, Jews for Jesus, Twelve Tribes (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Messianic Organizations Established in the 20th Century, Jews for Jesus, Twelve Tribes, Messianic Bureau International, Messianic Bible Institute Yeshiva, Messianic Israel Alliance, Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations, Messianic Jewish Alliance of America. Excerpt: Jews for Jesus is a Christian evangelistic organization that focuses specifically on the conversion of Jews to Christianity. Its members consider themselves to be Jewseither as defined by Jewish law, or according to Jews for Jesus"living out their Jewishness." Jews for Jesus defines "Jewish" in terms of parentage and as a birthright, regardless of religious belief. The identification of Jews for Jesus as a Jewish organization is overwhelmingly rejected by Jewish religious denominations and secular Jewish groups due to the Christian beliefs of its members. The group's evangelical activities are opposed also by some Christian organizations and scholars. Jews for Jesus is based in San Francisco, California. Jews for Jesus official mission statement is "to make the Messiahship of Jesus an unavoidable issue to our Jewish people worldwide." They say that belief in Jesus as Messiah is a fulfillment of the prophecies of Hebrew scripture. Through media advertisements, production and distribution of literature, producing music and organizing person-to-person evangelism, the organization asserts that "a specifically Jewish mission" is necessary, saying "Jewish people tend to dismiss evangelistic methods and materials that are couched in Christian lingo, because they reinforce the assumption that Jesus is for 'them' not 'us.'" Jews for Jesus promotes awareness of the Jewish heritage of the Christian faith. Their website contains brief descriptions of Jewish festivals, and also runs program... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=66543