Is Jesus The Jewish Messiah? Presentation at USC

In question and answer form, Dr. Brown answers Jewish objections to Jesus at a presentation at The University of Southern California. Introductory Statement: Is Jesus the Jewish Messiah?

Topics Covered Include:

- Can a Jew believe in Jesus and still be a Jew?
- If Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, why has the Jewish community rejected him?
- What is the meaning behind the "scarlet thread" and the national atonement of Israel?
- Did Jesus fulfill the necessary Messianic prophecies? (IE: regathering of exiles and rebuilding of the temple)
- Will all national Israel be saved?
- If Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, why have Christians been so anti-Semitic throughout history?
- Isn’t believing in Jesus as a God-Man a form of idolatry?
- How do I talk to my Jewish friends about Jesus without being offensive?
- Why is the idea of Jesus so offensive to Jewish people?
- About whom does Isaiah 53 speak?
- Jewish perspective & Messianic perspective.
- Is the Oral Law true?
- Is it right for Messianic Jews to wear traditional Jewish garments (yarmulke, tzitzit, etc.)?
- Do Jews really need a middleman to get to God?

Concluding Statement: Why Jews should accept Jesus as their Jewish Messiah.

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