{"product_id":"2940169799873","title":"Yeshua Matters: Putting the Jewish Rabbi Back at the Center of Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe see depictions of him in movies, paintings, and stained-glass windows. We hear about him from the pulpit and the stage. We read about him in the Gospels. As his disciples, we follow him; we revere him; we glorify him. But how well do we really know him?    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYeshua Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a pastor who discovers that Jesus Christ was not just a Jewish person, but a practicing Jew, a teacher of Judaism\"a rabbi, known during his earthly ministry as Rabbi Yeshua of Nazareth.        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet despite this emerging scholarly consensus, Jesus has lost his Jewishness in the collective heart and mind of the church. We simply don't imagine, interpret, or follow him as a part of the broader tapestry of Jewish life and history.        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the author is correct, then the root of modern Christianity's maladies is not disconnection between generations, conflict over worship styles, doctrinal differences, or a failure to keep up with cultural trends, but is instead a failure to apprehend and embrace the historical figure of Jesus.        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would change if the church were to rediscover that at the very center of its faith stands a practitioner of Judaism? What would change if the Christian world were to rally around a risen Rabbi?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Author's Republic audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Fruits of Zion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169218806000,"sku":"2940169799873","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169799873_p0.jpg?v=1763784732","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169799873","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}