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OneDaring Jew
“The legend of the Wandering Jew.” The Jew flees the cross and spends, this is no legend, all of time wandering, wondering, not daring to consider that he might have been wrong about the man called Yeshua.
Fascinating story. Sounds like he is one of the chosen of the chosen people. On one hand he may well have left the faith of “some” of his fathers (those who embraced the Law of Moses yet rejected the Messiah) on the other hand he has actually returned to the faith of Abraham, Issac and Jacob who had encounters with the promised Messiah and as a result faith in Messiah as we read in Genesis 12-18 and Romans chapter 4. And no doubt he has found a new and better covenant with better promises. https://bible.org/seriespage/19-whats-new-about-new-covenant-hebrews-86-13
Bography recently I was reflecting on an Old Testament (Tanakh) Survey Course I took by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. I loved going to his class! It was in the summer of 1980 training the staff and students involved with the ministry of a global Christian ministry. Professors from different seminaries were brought to CSU in Fort Collins Colorado. Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. later became the president of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. He is now retired perhaps in his 90’s but still seems to be publishing and speaking. He is as you might know from his name a Messianic Jew. I was listening to him on Youtube the other day talk about two of his books one being “The Promise-Plan of God, a Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments”. He mentioned a book that he read when he was in seminary that heavenly influenced his thinking, “The Prophets and the Promise” by Willis Judson Beecher.” I’ve been really enjoying reading this book online. The book is based on the early 1900 lectures given at Princeton Seminary called the ‘Stone Lectures’. https://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/otesources/23a-prophets/beecher-prophets-promise/beecher-prophetspromise.htm
Thanks very much David. I have come across Walter Kaiser. I’ve downloaded the book and converted it to audio. I’ll start listening in a mo, while making breakfast.
Wonderful!!! I’m working my way through the “The Prophets and the Promise” (based on the ‘Stone Lectures’ and working on an article about this. I’d be very interested on your thought of the book!
Ok David. I’ll try to get back to you in the next week or two.
Over the years I’ve appreciated Kaiser’s teachings. He just published a book this past fall that I’ve reviewed and I’m amazed at his productivity even at his age.
SJ
I have begun to read Kaiser. I have already learned much from one article “The great commission in the OT.”
http://www.ijfm.org/PDFs_IJFM/13_1_PDFs/01_Kaiser.pdf
I just read the conclusion and look forward to read it all! Very on target!
I’m amazed at his productivity at his age as well!! Were can we read your review Jim?
My review can be found here: https://veritasdomain.wordpress.com/2015/11/02/review-tough-questions-about-god-and-his-actions-in-the-old-testament/. I must add that my review was longer on the weakness than the strength but really over all I think it is good. This was the first book I’ve read that I had disagreement with Kaiser. When it comes to the NT use of the OT, I’m with Kaiser.
Well said, David.. The problem with many Jews who come to Christ is manifested in their silly notion that “Jesus” is bad, Yeshua is “good.” And the problem with “Christian Zionists” – which is far more serious – is hanging on to the skirts of the rabbis/Talmudists, who despise both “Jesus” and “Yeshua.”
When Judaism put Christ to death (with Roman hands), God put to death the hostility between Himself and the Goyim.
Eph 2
11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)— 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.