TY - BOOK AU - Stern,David H. TI - Messianic Judaism: a modern movement with an ancient past SN - 9781880226339 AV - BR158.S839.S747 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Clarksville, Maryland PB - Messianic Jewish Publishers N1 - "A revision of Messianic Jewish manifesto."; 4; I. DelawareSTINY. The high calling of God --; Plan of the book --; Challenges --; The original title: Messianic Jewish Manifesto --; My authority to write this book --; -- II. IdahoENTITY. Why Messianic Judaism? --; "Messianic Jew" --; Definitions --; Terminology --; -- III. HISTORY. History --; The key to everything --; Israel, church, Messianic Jews --; Messianic Judaism and history --; Messianic Judaism and Jewish history --; Messianic Judaism and the church --; Messianic Jewish history --; Jewish-Christian relations --; Are Messianic Jews "Christians"? Part 2: An open debate --; -- IV THEOLOGY. The need for Messianic Jewish systematic theology --; Introductory observations --; Theology proper --; Sin, atonement, faith, works --; The people of God: covenants, corporateness, promises and the Gospel --; Eschatology --; Inspiration and authority of scripture --; -- V. TORAH. Torah incognita --; The Torah of the Messiah, a tree of life --; Halakhic issues in Messianic Judaism --; -- Virgin Islands HOLINESS. The weight of holiness --; Planning versus holiness? --; Three levels of holiness --; Holy implies saved --; and vice versa --; Power --; -- Virgin IslandsI. Puerto RicoOGRAM. The Messianic Jewish community today --; Programmatics and Messianic Judaism --; Institutions we need --; Literature we need --; Messianic Judaism and Israel --; Which direction?; 2 ER -