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Do you want to understand Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles, and the rise of early Christianity? Reading the Old Testament is not enough, writes Matthias Henze in this slender volume aimed at the student of the Bible. To understand the Jews of the Second Temple period, it's essential to read what they wrote and what Jesus and his followers might have read beyond the Hebrew scriptures. Henze introduces the four-century gap between the Old and New Testaments and some of the writings produced during this period (different Old Testaments, the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls); discusses how these texts have been read from the Reformation to the present, emphasizing the importance of the discovery of Qumran; guides the student's encounter with select texts from each collection; and then introduces key ideas found in specific New Testament texts that simply can't be understood without these early Jewish "intertestamental" writings the Messiah, angels and demons, the law, and the resurrection of the dead. Finally, he discusses the role of these writings in the "parting of the ways" between Judaism and Christianity. Mind the Gap broadens curious students' perspectives on early Judaism and early Christianity and welcomes them to deeper study.

Read Online Mind the Gap How the Jewish Writings Between the Old and New Testament Help Us Understand Jesus Matthias Henze 9781506406428 Books

"A very well written book to help people interested in what the bible says and where some of their thinking comes from.
Invaluable to serious students of the bible and biblical times."

Product details Paperback 248 pages Publisher Fortress Press (August 15, 2017) Language English ISBN-10 1506406424

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Mind the Gap How the Jewish Writings Between the Old and New Testament Help Us Understand Jesus Matthias Henze 9781506406428 Books Reviews :

Mind the Gap How the Jewish Writings Between the Old and New Testament Help Us Understand Jesus Matthias Henze 9781506406428 Books Reviews

• I have heard Dr Henze speak about the book and watched video presentations of topics from the book given at Trinity University and Arizona State. This is a little known aspect of Jewish life toward the end of the Second Temple period and is facinating reading for both Jews and Christians. It helps Christians rectify some ideas of the teachings of Jesus, Paul and the Gospels. For me, it gave even more support for understanding the life of Christ and his teachings. Learning more about Jesus the Jew is so important and I feel that most Christians fail to understand the foundation of his teachings, so much so, that we denigrate what was his practicing faith while with us.
  
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• This information plows new ground for those who have, up to now, been unfamiliar with intertestamental literature. It is clearly written. It assumes the reader is familiar with the biblical story, but not familiar with what happened between Malachi and the gospels. For example, it provides understanding as to how Jesus could have become familiar with not only the words of Isaiah 61, but with contemporary interpretations and hopes from that text as he was growing and learning.
• This is LSheneman's son, Jared.
  This book is very informational and written so that a non-bible scholar can comprehend fully with ease. It is also nice to know that the author, Matthias Henze Ph.D, is easily accessible if you have any questions pertaining to any type of information related to the book with just an email.
• Mind the Gap clearly and engagingly reveals the religious world of Jesus and helps the interested, but not necessarily expert. reader to new understanding of the Messiah, unclean spirits, and the resurrection of the dead. The literature of Second Temple Judaism comes alive in this study which eloquently bridges the gap we need to mind for a true understanding of the New Testament.
• The author did an outstanding job in elucidating the contributions of the various "intertestamental" literature, helping those of both Jewish and Christian faiths to better understand the various strands of thought that so greatly contributed to the development of our Judeo-Christian traditions. This is a book I've waited a long time for, and I'm hoping for a second volume, touching on other important theological topics!
• Dr. Henze's book is an excellent look at the written material from the intertestamental period and its impact and influence on Jesus's Jewish background. However, I have a question on the use of the Dead Sea Scrolls to define the Judaism at the time of Jesus and its influence on Jesus and subsequently on the Gospel writers and Paul's letters. If I'm not mistaken, the Dead Sea Scrolls were products of the Essene community at Qumran. This Jewish sect was one that isolated itself from the rest of Judaism, primarily because of their differences with the current Second Temple Judaism, ie, that it did not follow Torah worship as they saw it. That being the case, I am wondering at how far their writings actually penetrated into the regularly practiced Judaism of the time and how well known their ideas of a messiah, angels, demons, spirits, and eternal life to the normal Jewish population as well as the Gospel writers. Would Jesus's knowledge of their theology have only been received through John the Baptist's presumed association with the Essenes? Again, I think Dr. Henze does a wonderful job and relating Jesus's ministry to the current Judaism at the time, I just wondering how well that Judaism was practiced in normal Second Temple thought. I would appreciate any thoughts on this.
• A very well written book to help people interested in what the bible says and where some of their thinking comes from.
  Invaluable to serious students of the bible and biblical times.
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