Hebrew Christian Research Articles

Jews for Jesus: An Illustration of Syncretism

This article explores syncretism as illustrated in data drawn from an ethnographic study of Jews for Jesus, a Hebrew Christian missionary organization. Classically used in anthropology to describe the reinterpretation and recombination of new and old forms and meanings that occurs in all culture change, syncretism is presently used in a more general sense to mean any combination of values from diverse sources. The concept is applicable to small Amenrican subcultures in this broader sense, and has been said to characterize several new youth religious movements. The ideology of Jews for Jesus illustrates this broader use. However, the group's rituals clearly exemplify syncretism in its classical sense as well, expressing both the Jewish and Christian belief systems and a unique ethnic identity.

Some Reflections on Possibilities for People Movements among Muslims

These reflections have arisen from the author's study of early Hebrew Christianity, on the one hand, and the contemporary Messianic Jewish Movement on the other. The result is no mere collection of miscellaneous thoughts, for missionary Wilder has probed his subject deeply, widely and comprehensively. He projects possible scenarios of what spontaneous Christward movements among Muslims might look like, helpfully alerting us to just how different they could be from what we might expect. He also suggests realistic ways to relate to such potential movements — a task calling for well above-average Christian maturity, openness and cultural sensitivity.

Hebrew Christianity: The Thirteenth Tribe.

Hebrew Christianity: The Thirteenth Tribe.

Signs of the impending apocalypse?

Allan W. Eister, ed. Changing Perspectives in the Scientific Study of Religion. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1974. xxii + 370 pp. Tables, figures, chapter notes, references, and index. $14.50. J. Stillson Judah. Hare Krishna and the Counterculture. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1974. xviii + 301 pp. Tables, figures, references, selected bibliography, glossary, appendix, and index. $14.95. B. Z. Sobel. Hebrew Christianity: The Thirteenth Tribe. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1974. xi + 413 pp. Chapter notes, bibliography, appendix, notes, references, and index. $12.50. Edward A. Tiryakian, ed. On the Margin of the Visible: Sociology, the Esoteric, and the Occult. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1974. xv + 364 pp. Notes, bibliography, and author index. $9.95.

Ecstaticism in Hebrew prophecy and Christian glossolalia

Ecstaticism in Hebrew prophecy and Christian glossolalia

Understanding the Sacred Text. Essays in Honour of Morton S. Enslin on the Hebrew Bible and Christian BeginningsReumannJ. Understanding the Sacred Text. Essays in Honour of Morton S. Enslin on the Hebrew Bible and Christian Beginnings Judson PressValley Forge, Pa., 1972, $15.00

Understanding the Sacred Text. Essays in Honour of Morton S. Enslin on the Hebrew Bible and Christian BeginningsReumannJ. <i>Understanding the Sacred Text. Essays in Honour of Morton S. Enslin on the Hebrew Bible and Christian Beginnings</i> Judson PressValley Forge, Pa., 1972, $15.00

Protestant Evangelists and the Formulation of a Jewish Racial Mystique: The Missionary Discovery of Sociology

THE attempts evangelize and convert the Jews the Christian faith, using an approach and methods similar those utilized in the evangelization of other non-Christian groups, have over the centuries met with repeated failure, or at best minimal fruits. Notwithstanding the relatively fresh elements brought the evangelistic melange by British and American missionary societies and church groups during the past 100 years, the several difficulties seemingly inherent in any Christian approach the Jews have continued adumbrate all possibilities of success. The response failure, however, has not been a rejection of the missionary imperative, nor a capitulation those who have ever suggested either the unsalvageability of the Jews or their essential otherness with respect the Gospel of Christ. Rather has the response been a continuously renewed effort at finding some way carry out the tenets of the scriptural admonition bring the Gospel all men and to the Jews first. One of the most significant efforts in attempting overcome the long-standing refusal of the Jews willingly convert in large numbers is be seen in the formation of the Hebrew Christian movement, a development which had its roots in the missionary failures of the nineteenth century, but experienced its real emergence as a continuous force during the first few decades of the twentieth century.' Max Weber avers that the strongest support a normative could have is that it be considered binding or legitimate. Weber points a hierarchy of order stability wherein it is noted that an that is adhered because of expediency is less tenable, less stable, than one sustained by tradition. But an that can lay claims legitimacy is viewed as being the most stable of the three, in that it has the prestige of being considered binding.2

Hebrew Liturgical Poetry and Christian Hymnology

Hebrew Liturgical Poetry and Christian Hymnology

LIGHT FROM THE ANCIENT PAST: the archaeological background of the Hebrew Christian religion. By Jack Finegan. Printed in the U.S.A. by Princeton University at Princeton, New Jersey. [London: Geoffrey Cumberlege]. 25s. 1946 - IN QUEST OF CIVILIZATION: a search for ancient clues to the modern puzzle. By Ronald Latham. Jarrolds, London. 21s. N.d., but preface dated 1946.

LIGHT FROM THE ANCIENT PAST: the archaeological background of the Hebrew Christian religion. By Jack Finegan. Printed in the U.S.A. by Princeton University at Princeton, New Jersey. [London: Geoffrey Cumberlege]. 25s. 1946 - IN QUEST OF CIVILIZATION: a search for ancient clues to the modern puzzle. By Ronald Latham. Jarrolds, London. 21s. N.d., but preface dated 1946. - Volume 23 Issue 92

The Dramatic Instinct of Early Christianity

The Dramatic Instinct of Early Christianity

THE PROBLEM OF THE HEBREW CHRISTIAN CHURCH

International Review of MissionVolume 26, Issue 1 p. 107-118 THE PROBLEM OF THE HEBREW CHRISTIAN CHURCH HANS KOSMALA, Search for more papers by this author HANS KOSMALA, Search for more papers by this author First published: January 1937 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-6631.1937.tb04116.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume26, Issue1January 1937Pages 107-118 RelatedInformation

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