Jesus is Jewish—but what does that mean for his billions of followers? Our guest, Dr. Jen Rosner, joins Messiah Podcast to talk about her forthcoming book, Finding Messiah, in which she documents her own struggle with her identity as a Jewish follower of Jesus and her insights from years of academic study of the New Testament. Learn how Messianic Judaism is having an impact in the academic world and how Jesus’ Jewish identity can help us all understand him better.

–  Chapters –

(0:00) Introducing Jen Rosner with your hosts Damian Eisner and Jacob Fronczak.
(3:10) The heart behind the new book and what readers can anticipate from “Finding Messiah.” 
(7:24) What is unique to the teachings of Jesus that are not found elsewhere in Judaism?
(12:50) All about Yachad B’Yeshua, which unites Jews from across the ecclesiological spectrum.
(18:17) How does the issue of the divinity of Jesus affect Jewish/Christian relations?
(23:50) What is a Christian’s relationship to the Sabbath?
(31:15) What accounts for the presence of women in the Paul-within-Judaism scholars?
(35:53) Ideas of the Jewish Jesus that challenge preconceived ideas.
(49:12) How does the western Christian value of liberty square with the Hebraic idea of liberation?
(54:45) Rapid-fire: What the people want to know.
(59:48) Damian & Jacob offer a few takeaways.

– Related Resources –

Finding Messiah, Jen Rosner

The God of Israel and Christian Theology, Kendall Soulen

Jesus and the Forces of Death: The Gospels' Portrayal of Ritual Impurity within First-Century Judaism, Matthew Thiessen

Jen's favorite Christian worship song

Mark Kinzer on Messiah Podcast

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