What affirmative views about Jesus have been voiced in the Jewish community?
Some Jewish Views of Jesus A collection of positive evaluations of Jesus made by leading Jewish writers and rabbis. Jesus in Jewish Art Examines two artists-French painter, March Chagall, and Yiddish author, Sholem Asch-and their treatment of Y’shua in Jewish art. Their works call us to examine the claims of Y’shua as the Messiah. Jesus the Pharisee: A New Look at the Jewishness of Jesus by Harvey Falk (book review) This 1985 book was called “the first attempt by a rabbinic writer to demonstrate that Jesus of Nazareth consistently upheld the views of the rabbis of the School of Hillel.” “A Jew for the ‘Real’ Jesus” by David Winner (article review) Geza Vermes acknowledges the Jewishness of Jesus, but does not commit to the real Jesus, who is the Messiah. The Jewish Reclamation of Jesus: An Analysis and Critique of the Modern Jewish Study of Jesus by Donald A. Hagner (book review) Modern Jewish scholars have delved into the Jewishness of Jesus–but is it a full picture of who he was?
