Re: [Cz-L] Messianic Jews

Before we discus the subject of Alexander Scherbatyuk's religious
affiliation any further,
I would like to stress, that no matter what various sources say about
this,
there are two different types of Christian - Jewish or Jewish-
Christian sects.
The one type is of Christians who want to observe certain Jewish
religious laws
and consider the old testament and even the Talmud to be their
spiritual guides.
They are or were called "Judoizing Christians" and thet have been in
existence
in Czernowitz and the region for a long time.

The other type of sects or sect are the Messianic Jews.
They believe in Judaism and also in the divinity of Jesus.
These sects are relatively new, did not originate in the Bukovina,
nor have gained a foothold there.

Mimi
On Feb 26, 2014, at 1:49 AM, Marsha Spellman wrote:

> [Moderator's note: We're beginning to stray off-topic. Please
> relate further posts to Jewish Bukovina / History / Genealogy.
> Thank you from your moderators. (Bruce)]
>
> There are Jews for Jesus, which is messianic, but they try to
> convert Jews
> to Christianity. Then there are messianic Christians, which were
> and still
> are Christians, but believe that true Christianity must be based on
> the real
> life of Jesus, as a Jew. They are still Christian, still believing in
> Christianity, but study torah, Talmud and celebrate Jewish holidays
> as they
> believe it was the way of Jesus. In a sense, they believe that to
> understand Judaism is to understand Jesus. They don't try to
> convert Jews.
>
> I have a friend in NY who is Christian but is messianic. She
> celebrates
> Shabbat, Jewish holidays, she studies torah and talmud, but is a
> Christian,
> not a jew. Sometimes I think she is more Jewish than most of the
> non-orthodox Jews out there. She certainly knows more. Also,
> last time I
> was in Israel, a few years ago, while waiting for the plane to
> return to the
> states, I met a couple who were also returning home, who were
> Christians.
> Apparently, they have a community in Israel, and this couple and their
> friends come to Israel regularly. They are also messianic
> Christians,
> believe that as Jesus was a Jew, they need to study and celebrate
> the jewish
> ways, as did Jesus. They told me that they are not out to convert
> Jews,
> only to get Christians to really understand Judaism, and for them, to
> incorporate Judaism into their lives. They love being in
> Israel. All
> pretty interesting.
>
> Marsha

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