A little while ago I did a written study on some of the Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah. Recently I gave a presentation to the highschoolers on the subject. I hope you enjoy!
There's no standard of Jewishness anymore, so how can anything else be standardized? Is there anything besides DNA (and even that is not 100%) between a random Reform and a random Orthodox?
That aside, even among the Orthodox(ies), there have been some profound changes in the last two thousand years. Entire branches of Judaism have been lost to ancient wars, and the authority of this writing or that have shifted. Isaiah and the other prophets of old are usually viewed as mere commentaries, while some later rabbinical teachings have the power to overturn large portions of what is literally stated in Mosaic Law (for instance animal sacrifice). Of course, even within the Orthodox movements, mileage varies greatly.
I have heard that there is no standard list of prophecies among the Jews when it comes to the Messiah.
ReplyDeleteThere's no standard of Jewishness anymore, so how can anything else be standardized? Is there anything besides DNA (and even that is not 100%) between a random Reform and a random Orthodox?
DeleteThat aside, even among the Orthodox(ies), there have been some profound changes in the last two thousand years. Entire branches of Judaism have been lost to ancient wars, and the authority of this writing or that have shifted. Isaiah and the other prophets of old are usually viewed as mere commentaries, while some later rabbinical teachings have the power to overturn large portions of what is literally stated in Mosaic Law (for instance animal sacrifice). Of course, even within the Orthodox movements, mileage varies greatly.