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Summary: One of the best books reconsiling Judaism & Christianity.
Review: Stan Telchin has faced one of the most difficult situations a man could face. Stan had to choose between the daughter he loved and his faith.. For those outside the Jewish faith, it is very difficult to imagine the sadness of a much loved daughter apparently rejecting all that she was brought up to believe (Family values are still very strong within the Jewish community). Stan, throughout the book describes the search he made into his faith and the roots of Judaism, this being the result of his daughter's new found faith. He discovered the possibility that his daughter had found something which answered many of his questions. An ideal book for Jewish people who are faced with a member of their family changing to what appears to be a foreign faith. For the Christian, this book is NOT about the victory of another convert, but a book about the search for the true Hebrew roots of Judaism and our Christian heritage. It is also a book which causes us to walk humbly before our G'd. The Jewish people have always expected Messiah to come to their aid. - Y'shua (that is J'sus,) according to His followers, believe Him to be that person. Could Y'shua be that long awaited Messiah Stan's daughter now believed in? This is Stan's story, it's better to leave him to tell you the rest. A very enjoyable, heart lifting book.
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Summary: A son of Abraham returns to God.
Review: A treasure of a book. So many Jews and Christians have never known the faith and heart of Abraham. A Jew by birth, Mr. Telchin now believes Moses and the Prophets - he has crossed the river like his father Abraham. Mr. Telchin knows the Messiah, and what that means. His story is an easy read, simply written. With all the years of blood and hatred separating Jews and Christians, only a miracle can bridge such an awful gap. That miracle has happened. Across time and space, above the fear and history, by the loving Grace of God, Stan Telchin and this Messianic Gentile are brothers now and forever. There is only one God. Abraham believed Him, Moses told us about Him, and Yahshua (Jesus) is His living son.
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Summary: An extremely moving, absorbing and powerful true story.
Review: An extremely moving, absorbing and powerful true story. Stan Telchin in answering a telephone call from his daughter Judy received the worst possible message that a Jewish father could hear from his beloved daughter. The words that revealed that she had accepted Jesus as the Messiah. To his eternal credit, Stan Telchin did not choose the path of so many in isolating and disowning his daughter. Instead he chose the path of love and tried to fully investigate her beliefs with a clear goal of trying to systematically disprove any element of truth that Judy might have in believing Jesus to be the Jewish Messiah. Stan's studies were in depth and lengthy. The story follows him in his goal and surrounds an extremely dramatic family story in seeking out the very roots and foundations of their Jewish faith. Stan decided to ask himself a number of questions along his journey, such as 'can a Jew accept Jesus as the Messiah and remain a Jew'. Five other basic questions formed the basis of his enquiries;-
1) Do I believe that God really exists ?
2) Do I believe that the Jewish Bible (The Tenach) is the divinely inspired word of God ?
3) Does this Bible prophesy about a coming Messiah ?
4) Is Jesus the Messiah ?
5) If he is, what does that do to me ? Follow Stan Telchin as he pours over the Scriptures and the history of the Jewish people and their relationship with Christians through the ages. See how he comes to terms with the hostility of many elements of the so-called Christian church, the anti-Semitism emanating from so many, and his arrival at the Truth. Stan, despite being the ultimate critic and with such a heart-felt agenda to restore his Jewish daughter from Christianity, finds that he too can only arrive at one decision. That being that all the Scriptures and all the prophesies can only prove one thing...Jesus is in fact who He says He is...the Messiah. Stan's acceptance of this fact and the birth of his own Christian/Messianic faith (or however you wish to describe it) is treated with hostility by the vast majority of his Jewish 'friends' and he finds isolation and hatred amongst those who once accepted him with open arms. This is an enthralling story. Beautifully written and can be read in one day. Do yourself a favour and get this book, irrespective of your religion or faith. Everyone could do with studying the examples of those described herein. Best wishes.
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Summary: Simplistic with misinterpretations of the Old Testiment
Review: As I read this book, I found myslef getting angrier and angrier because of Mr. Telchins half truths. First, I was quite insulted by his description of Jewish Rabbis as not being able to offer him useful information. He asks a rabbnit about the Messiah and the rabbi replies, "What's a messiah?" BE AWARE OF THE MISTRANSLATIONS THIS MAN USES: For example, in Isiah 7:14, Mr. Telchin says it reads "A virgin shall conceive.." Christian theologians knowthat the real translation of "virgin" from the hebrew actually means "young maiden" or a young woman of child bearing years. So, that is misinformation #1 #2 is his discussion of Isaiah 53:3 where he tries to say is a description of Jesus but, in fact, it descrines a past event. Mr. Telchin's reasoning is flawed and if this book is used to convert Jews (and that is why I was given it) then it succeeds only to the point where someone does not spend time to study the text in its original form. So please don't read this book unless you have other sources to read so you canb separate fact from fiction.
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Summary: A MOST EXCELLENT TESTIMONY OF AN AMAZING JOURNEY
Review: Awesome book for Jews looking for a Messiah and also for Jewish believers! Excelent, Awesome book for Gentile Christians who want to acquaint themselves with the Jewish roots of Christianity.
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Summary: A MOST EXCELLENT TESTIMONY OF AN AMAZING JOURNEY
Review: Awesome book for Jews looking for a Messiah and also for Jewish believers! Excelent, Awesome book for Gentile Christians who want to acquaint themselves with the Jewish roots of Christianity.
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Summary: For the christian and Jew alike
Review: Despite the negative reviews from some readers, the reasons they give are subjective. (i.e. - they disagree with Mr. Telchin's conclusions). Nevertheless, this is an excellent book on the topic at hand (one family's search for the Messiah). Saying you disagree with their conclusions doesn't make this a bad book, or even a dangerous one. On the contrary. I found the level of research done by Mr. Telchin extraordinary. The accusations of misinterpretation notwithstanding, he addresses a lot of scriptures which not a few people (Jews included) have accepted as speaking of the Messiah, and gives "his" reasons for believing that they point to the historical Jesus. I found it fascinating, and illuminating from a Jewish perspective of Jesus' Messianic claims.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Despite the negative reviews from some readers, the reasons they give are subjective. (i.e. - they disagree with Mr. Telchin's conclusions). Nevertheless, this is an excellent book on the topic at hand (one family's search for the Messiah). Saying you disagree with their conclusions doesn't make this a bad book, or even a dangerous one. On the contrary. I found the level of research done by Mr. Telchin extraordinary. The accusations of misinterpretation notwithstanding, he addresses a lot of scriptures which not a few people (Jews included) have accepted as speaking of the Messiah, and gives "his" reasons for believing that they point to the historical Jesus. I found it fascinating, and illuminating from a Jewish perspective of Jesus' Messianic claims.
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Summary: Story of my life!
Review: Every evangelical believer in the Messiah must read this one! It an only sensitize you more to the issues that must be dealt with as individuals discover their Jewish roots, Jew and Gentile alike! Only because of the Messiah!
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Summary: A Must Read!
Review: Every evangelical believer in the Messiah must read this one! It an only sensitize you more to the issues that must be dealt with as individuals discover their Jewish roots, Jew and Gentile alike! Only because of the Messiah!
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