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A Jewish Perspective on the Jewish Jesus by Rabbi Leynor

Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor, a Conservative rabbi, continues the series, "A Jewish Perspective on the Jewish Jesus." Rabbi Leynor does not belong to a Messianic church and he is not a Christian. He believes that his religion is much closer to that of the Jewish Jesus. In this series Rabbi Leynor discusses how beliefs about Jesus changed from the first through the fourth centuries as Gentiles took over the leadership of his movement. He also points out how books in the New Testament present very different views about Jesus; not simply one consistent view as traditionally thought by many. 

Something that Rabbi Leynor brings to the study of the Jewish Jesus is that he is committed to the BHC Primary Guideline -- "Our beliefs must be large enought to include all of the facts . . ."  He is not promoting any religious belief, but working to discover as much as possible about the Jewish Jesus. He does not deny the existence of Jesus, as many of his fellow rabbis teach, but neither does he accept the traditional doctrines created about Jesus. 

The last two videos of this series have just been uploaded. 

This series consist of 5 short videos (5 to 7 minutes each) which have been uploaded to YouTube. Click on the link below to go to Rabbi Leynor's and links to the videos, as well as his songs -- http://www.biblicalheritage.org/rabbi_leynor.htm 

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