Rating: Summary: Story of my life! Review: Telchin's book was recommended by my (recently) Christian daughter away at college. Her pastor thought I might like it ( I was sure she got into some cult)! Well, this 3-hour read began a journey for which I will hopefully be eternally grateful. The book is heartfelt, historically interesting and real. Highly recommended for Jews exploring Christianity, or Christians wishing more understanding of their Jewish friends. Some of my family's objections have been predictable (I bought each of them a copy). "Contrived, simple-minded, false premise." Its also interesting to note that each reader had little or no foundation in practicing Judaism, generally aspiritual lifestyles, even one athiestic Jew (always an oxymoron if you ask me). No, I'm not a Jew turned pastor, but this book opened my heart to deeper and meaningful exploration into bible study (New and Old), church attendance, and a Christian men's group studying methods of "authentic manhood" by Robert Lewis (a fascinating and vital program if men are ever to return to the spiritual leaders they were designed to be). Telchin's story opens the door for searching Jews to begin a journey towards acceptance of Christ as who he said he was, and who he was foretold to be.
Rating: Summary: An excellent read Review: The book was very well written and continued to capture my attention as I read. It was interesting to see how thorough he researched the claims of the new testament and the messianic prophcies of the old (3 months worth of looking into a subject!). I must respectfully disagree with one reviewer who said that the whole family came to faith in a few days (it was 3+ months) - I wondered how well he really paid attention as he read the book. And also to his reference to the Hebrew words "Alma" and "Betula" - he should now that although "alma" (found in Isaiah 7:14) does not HAVE to refer to a virgin, it does denote a young single woman of marrying age (with the unspoken assumption being that she IS a virgin) - shame on him for refering to the Hebrew word as if it was an open and shut case! Regardless of that one closed minded reveiwer - it really is an excellent book well worth your time to read (and I have programed in Basic and would rather read the book! : )
Rating: Summary: An excellent read Review: The book was very well written and continued to capture my attention as I read. It was interesting to see how thorough he researched the claims of the new testament and the messianic prophcies of the old (3 months worth of looking into a subject!). I must respectfully disagree with one reviewer who said that the whole family came to faith in a few days (it was 3+ months) - I wondered how well he really paid attention as he read the book. And also to his reference to the Hebrew words "Alma" and "Betula" - he should now that although "alma" (found in Isaiah 7:14) does not HAVE to refer to a virgin, it does denote a young single woman of marrying age (with the unspoken assumption being that she IS a virgin) - shame on him for refering to the Hebrew word as if it was an open and shut case! Regardless of that one closed minded reveiwer - it really is an excellent book well worth your time to read (and I have programed in Basic and would rather read the book! : )
Rating: Summary: The old message in a new cover Review: The same old disputed arguments that missionaries to the Jews use, interlaced with a very unlikely story about a Jewish daughter who while being away from home discovered Jesus the savior and influenced within a few days the rest of her family, including the author, in following in her foot steps. The book is laced with insults to the intelligence of Jewish Rabbis and their followers. Can be a source of amusement to people who understand Hebrew and have access to rabbinical literature.The episode that touched me most was when the author, as a Bar Mitzvah boy returned to his grandfather the "useless" tephilin gift. The old man, reacted with an expression of pain. That was to me the point of betrayal. That was the point that eventually drove Mr. Telchin to betray his daughter and the rest of his family. Telchin the boy should have asked his grandfather about the meaning and the content of the tephilin. His grandfather would have had a chance to teach him that in the tephilin is written "Listen O' Israel, God is one". He would have learned that in the tephilin is written that you must love this single God with all your heart, soul and might, and that you must teach that and the commandments to your children. If Telchin the boy had the heart to feel what his grandfather felt, maybe, when he became an adult, he would not have neglected his daughter and left her prey to the first cult that came her way. If you are a religious Christian that believes in proselytizing the Jews, you may want to read the book and feel validated. If you are a Jew and you know the difference between "alma" and "betula" (young woman and virgin) between "harog' and "razach" (kill and murder) and if you have no access to Jovah Witnesses or to the out of context biblical quotes and the mistranslations, than read the book and get amused by the "evidence". Otherwise, use this time to learn something useful like how to program with Visual Basic.
Rating: Summary: A load of boring crap Review: This book begs the question, do you think if this guy wasn't reading Christian translations with commentary all saying "LOOK THIS IS ABOUT JESUS!" he would actually be a thinking human being instead of a mouthpiece for the nervous Christians who see all these Jews who don't believe in their stupid Jesus and wonder if maybe they were wrong about their Jesus replacing Judaism, and then conclude that Jesus is a pagan idol. I find Stan and others like him interesting, for when I began to read the Bible, really reead the Bible (maybe with the help of decent bible commentaries, such as Ken's Guide to the Bible) I stopped believing in Jesus, and began to believe that G-d got it right the first time, that there was enough spiritual nourishment in the Hebrew Bible, that the Jesus bible was no longer needed. Sadly Stan doesn't know how pathetic he sounds to the Baptists who love him and the real Jews who think him a fool. Torquemandas will rise in every generation, but it would be nice if they were honest about their anti-Judaism in this one
Rating: Summary: For the christian and Jew alike Review: This book is a very enlightening resource for both Jews and Christians alike. Stan's intensive research on the subject reveals what most believers know; if you read both the OT and NT and consider all the prophecies, then it is undeniable that Jesus is the Messiah. This book also touches on why there became such a seperation between early Jewish believers and gentile believers and why it has become such an obstacle today. For more on this subject read Telchin's other book abandoned which addresses the seperation in more detail from both a historical and theological perspective. This book is not damaging to the Jewish people;on the contrary, it tells of the true fulfillment of the Jewish faith!
Rating: Summary: A sad book Review: This is a very sad book. Stan Telchin, his wife and children grew up with very little Jewish education. When Mr. Telchin's daughter is converted to a 'Messianic Jewish' faith, neither she nor her family is able to effectively counter them. It is too bad that the Telchins did not go to see a competent rabbi (are the 'rabbis' he went to real people?) and learn something about the beauty and essence of his own faith. This book is a warning to all those Jewish parents who do not give their children a real Jewish education and training in how to combat these missionaries...
Rating: Summary: POWERFUL AND CAPTIVATING, COULD NOT PUT DOWN. Review: This is an important book that introduces the Christian believer into huge obstycles in Jewish heritage and culture that close out the gospel of Jesus Christ (Messiah). Complete understanding of the Jewish roots of the Messiah are necessary before effective evangelization, much less just geeting an ear from a Jew. Powerfully written and captivating personal story.
Rating: Summary: A truly anti-Semitic book. Review: Without going into a great deal of detail, this book is a typical example of the anti-Semitic propaganda characteristic of those who are desperate to convert Jews and destroy the Jewish religion as a means of satisfying their own lack of self-confidence in their beliefs (an attitude which may be summarized as "If Christianity really replaced Judaism, then why are all those Jews still around? I'd better get rid of them!"). More specifically, this book is a good example of "the big lie": simply present as fact sufficient lies about the Jewish people and their religion, and perhaps people will believe you. It is important not to overlook the hidden hatred of the Jewish people and faith underlying this book, especially in the presentation of Jewish teachers and leaders as secretly believing in Yeshu and engaged in a kind of conspiracy to prevent Jews from finding out about him. For example, in this book Rabbis don't know what the Jewish Messiah is and can't explain some of the most basic elements of Judaism -- the obvious, though unstated, implication is that Jewish leaders don't know what the Messiah should be, have no support for their beliefs, and don't really believe in Judaism anyway. This is absolute GARBAGE and on the order of Nazi propaganda of the 1930's. Of course, the book also contains the usual mistranslations and out-of-context quotes from the Jewish bible that, when looked at IN CONTEXT and properly translated, inevitably have nothing to do with Yeshu. In sum total, this book would convince absolutely nobody who had even the most basic Jewish education, which, unfortunately, leaves out many Jews who are susceptible to the new holocaust being perpetrated by Christians worldwide.
Rating: Summary: An amazing and inspiring testimony! Review: You must read this man's story. I probably read half the books I buy; and I actually finish about half of the ones I start. But I couldn't put this book down! It brought tears to my eyes.
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