Why is this New Testament different from all other New Testaments?
Because the Jewish New Testament expresses its original and essential
Jewishness. The New Testament is a Jewish book--by Jews, mostly about
Jews, and for Jews as well as Gentiles. Its central figure, the
Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), was and is a Jew. Vicarious atonement,
salvation, immersion (baptism), the new covenant and the very concept
of a Messiah are all Jewish. In sum, the New Testament is built upon
and completes the Hebrew Scriptures. The Jewish New Testament brings
out Jewishness in three ways: - Cosmetically--by using neutral terms
and Hebrew names: "execution-stake," not "cross"; "Ya'akov," not
"James." - Culturally and Religiously--by highlighting Jewish
features: "Chanukkah," not "the feast of dedication"; "tzitzit," not
"fringe." - Theologically--by correcting mistranslations resulting
from anti-Jewish theological bias; for example, at Romans 10:4 the
Messiah is "the goal at which the Torah aims," not "the end of the
law." Freshly rendered from the original Greek into enjoyable modern
English by a Messianic Jew (a Jew who honors Yeshua as the Messiah of
Israel), the "Jewish New Testament" challenges Jews to understand
that Yeshua is a friend to every Jewish heart and the New Testament a
Jewish book filled with truths to be accepted and acted upon. At the
same time, while reaffirming the equality of Gentiles and Jews in the
Messianic Community, it challenges Christians to acknowledge the
Jewishness of their faith and their oneness with the Jewish people.
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