Handbook on how to refute Christian missionaries. The book includes the methods and techniques used by missionaries, an analysis of the Biblical proofs often quoted by missionaries, historical and theological questions that could be directed back to missionaries, and an actual lengthy correspondence with a missionary that conveys the nature of a dialogue with a missionary.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Viva la Samuel Levine!:
An excellent book! I just wish that my friends raised in Judaism who are "Messianic Jews" (a movement which is about as Jewish as the Aryan Brotherhood), or other people born Jews who crossed over to the dark side--i.e., Christianity--had access to this book. Levine's scholarship is exemplary, tarnished only by his recourse to pettiness and patronization.
Great Title and the Author Makes His Case:
This book is very much need in these troubled times. If there is a religious figure knocking at your door, at least nine out of ten times it is a member of some Christian sect (and that's being generous. We know it's really ten out of ten). Rabbis simply do not go door to door seeking converts and lapsed Jews. While this is a very tolerant, evolved, and enlightened point of view to allow people to find their own path, it often leads to Jews who are longing for a warm and friendly welcome into a house of... more info
Gay red tsu der vant!:
A rationalist defense of Judaism is the last thing we need today. None of the three great monotheistic religions have much to offer without simple faith and beyond consolation: neither metaphysics nor morality of much value in themselves. Mr. Levine and you other amazonian reviewers, listen up! Spinoza covered all this megila long ago.
The same old line ...:
It would seem that the arguments have not moved on since Isaac Troki's `Chizzuk Emunah' first appeared in Spanish in 1621. However, virtually all of these objections have already been ably rebutted by:- 1. Michael L. Brown in: `Answers to Jewish Objection to Jesus':
Vol.1: General and historical objections (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000),
Vol.2: Theological objections (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000),
Vol.3: Messianic Prophecy objections (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books,... more info
