Id like to record a podcast telling the history of the modern day movement commonly called Messianism, Hebraic Roots, Messianic Judaism, etc. Writing or compiling an accurate history of anything requires first hand accounts. Who are some people you know of who have been 1) a follower of Yeshua 2) keeping elements of the Torah for at least 15-20 yrs? One of the more interesting things about this movement is how it lacks a central leader other than Messiah. There isnt one person developing a doctrine and then everyone rallying behind him/her as weve seen with other religious movements (i.e., Mormonism, Armstrongism, Jehovahs Witness). Yes there are leaders and teachers who have contributed to the collective body of knowledge but there hasnt been any one person claiming the initiation of Torah-based Messianism. Another intriguing element to this movement is the fact its rapid growth can be attributed to the resurgence of Messiah-based Judaism and Christian outreaches aimed at bringing Jews into the church. Christian leaders recognized that Jews will not accept a non-Kosher Jesus and came back to the drawing board in the late 60s-early 70s. They made Jesus kosher (again) and, in doing so, properly reframed his life and message within Torah. This then created a wave of Messianic Jewish congregations opening in churches and largely funded/supported by organizations such as Jews for Jesus and the church itself. The unexpected consequence was Christians pulling into their parking lots the following Sundays and seeing a freshly planted sign advertising a Messianic Jewish congregation being held at their very church. This sparked curiosity and led to a overwhelmingly large amount of non-Jewish people sticking their heads in the door on a Saturday morning and, as a result, learning about the Jewishness of Yeshua. To say the plan back-fired is maybe a bit strong but, what was an attempt to attract unsuspecting Jews into a Jewishly flavored congregation ((albeit a mostly cultural and not Torah-based) and then share the gospel with them, ultimately led to a hemorrhaging of non-Jews leaving the Church and discovering the Jewish roots of their faith...then the friction begins. Most of the above is based on my loose observations and I would really like to shore-up the history. Having my degree in History, I know that there is already a lot of bad history out there and first-hand accounts from multiple perspectives are the best combatant to this. So please, if you have some history or knowledge to share, email me at thegraftedinperspective@gmail. This will take months to compile but I think it will be edifying to the body in the long run. Thank you!
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 16:41:28 +0000
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