Yeshua in Context

by Derek Leman

Overview

Who is the real Yeshua (Jesus)? Did he really live, do miracles, talk about a way to God? How could we know what to think about his identity and aims. Derek Leman, popular blogger at Yeshua in Context and Messianic Jewish Musings, describes the path to knowing the historical Jesus through the stories of the gospels. Yeshua in Context is a thoughtful journey through some of the Yeshua stories that are most revealing about his aims and identity.

Chapter Titles:
1. The Real Yeshua
2. The Unexpected Yeshua
3. The Heralding Yeshua
4. Yeshua as Exorcist
5. Yeshua as Healer
6. The Messianic Secret
7. The Temple Cleansing
8. The Handwashing Dispute
9. The Prodigal Story
10. Beatitudes of Hope
11. Seeds and Fruit
12. The Wicked Tenants
13. Born from Above
14. Messiah's Trial
15. Crucifixion Irony
16. The Living and Present Lord
17. The True Vine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011341250
Publisher:	Derek Leman
Publication date:	05/29/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	199 KB

About the Author

Derek Leman is a Messianic Jewish rabbi in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as the father of eight children. A popular blogger, Leman writes about the intersection of faith and theology, Christianity and Judaism, Yeshua (Jesus) and his Jewish context. His books include Yeshua in Context (2010), The World to Come (2008), Feast (2008), A New Look at the Old Testament (2007), Paul Didn't Eat Pork (2005), Jesus Didn't Have Blue Eyes (2004), Proverbial Wisdom and Common Sense (1998).