- Last Name
- KUPOR
- First Name
- Robert
- Title
- Jesus the Misunderstood Jew: What the New Testament Really Says about the Man from Nazareth
- Publisher
- iUniverse
- Year
- 2007
- Group
- JID5 JID6
- Comments
- Amazon Review/s
This Jewish author wrote this book to ward off Christian evangelistic attempts to convert him to Christianity. In his own words: “I felt I had to learn who Jesus was. I began reading the New Testament, which was like jumping into an inky lagoon…very alien…[and] almost frightening to me, frankly, because it evoked all these primal emotions that Jews sometimes have when thinking about Jesus.” Kupor began to realize that the popular image of Jesus has little to do with his representation in the Gospels. “I could not believe that so many millions died and were persecuted despite the clear evidence in the New Testament” that Jesus was an observant Jew. The intended audience for Kupor's book is Jewish and the book is meant to be a New Testament primer for those of who haven’t read it. “I thought it would be far easier for me to approach the Jewish audience because it is smaller and relatively connected, although I see no reason why a ‘non-believing’ or mildly believing Christian might [not want to] read it. A believing Christian would be put off.”
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