At FFOZ’s Shavuot 09 Conference last week, I had a few people ask me for recommendations on books to help them get started in Jewish sources. I’ll try to post recommendations / reviews now and then to help out with this. I’ll be publishing a review of Brad Young’s Meet the Rabbis a little later …
The Committed Life Esther Jungreis HarperSanFrancisco If there is one book you need to get before Yom Kippur this is it. It should be in the library of anyone who can read. It will inspire you to live beyond yourself and for others. My wife began reading it a few weeks ago and it has …
I have begun a Recommended Reading List which you may like to check out. Currently, it is very brief, but it includes short reviews of each book, cover artwork and a direct link to the selected book on Amazon. I will be adding to the list as time permits. Also, if you purchase any of …
The New Testament and Rabbinic Judaism David Daube This is a classic from half a century ago that is a must on every bookshelf. Some topics specifically addressed are the link between Yeshua’s words in the Sermon on the Mount in connection to Talmudic literature, linking the Last Supper with the Seder meal, etc. Although …
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Understanding The Difficult Words of Jesus David Bivin / Roy Blizzard, Jr. Bivin & Blizzard present a great deal of information in this little book. The primary subjects deal with the Hebraic background to the Apostolic Scriptures, arguing for a Hebrew undertext. They present some breakthrough understandings of difficult passages, such as “the kingdom suffers …
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