To my surprise, it took me unusually long time to finish reading this short little book. It's not very good and yet I'm ambivalent about it. Several of the book's conclusions are conjectural and too farfetched to be convincing or (in my opinion) valid. The author draws out numerous texts that support his thesis but he fails to engage some texts that seem to run run counter to his own views. Finally, the book contains a number of superfluous repetitions of assumptions that were somewhat thin in the first place. That's all quite annoying. So why am I ambivalent about it? For two main reasons: 1) I'm sympathetic (some might even say biased) towards the book's overall project; showing that Yeshua and his first followers were quite consistently adhering to the Torah. And 2) among all the less-than-convincing stuff, there are several keen and deeply profound observations. I had many pleasant "aha-moments" where I felt compelled to put the book aside either to reflect on what I'd read or look up stuff in other sources. To me, that's what reading is all about. So, despite the farfetched assumptions and superfluous repetitions, it's actually worth reading. ( )

NO OF PAGES: 136 SUB CAT I: Torah SUB CAT II: First Century Judaism SUB CAT III: Yeshua DESCRIPTION: Did Yeshua observe the Law? Did Paul teach his congregations to abandon the Torah? Was the devout Jew, Peter, persuaded that the Commandments were cancelled? The answers you'll find in "They Loved the Torah" may surprise you! Even though many Jews believe that Paul taught against the Law, this book disproves that notion. Most Christians are disconnected from the Torah; reading this book will reconnect them. Dr. Friedman makes an excellent case for his primise that all the first followers of Messiah were not only Torah-observant, but also desired to spread their lov for God's entire Word to the Gentiles to whom they preached.NOTES: Purchased online from Lederer Messianic Jewish Resources SUBTITLE: What Yeshua's First Followers Really Thought About the Law

NO OF PAGES: 136 SUB CAT I: Torah SUB CAT II: First Century Judaism SUB CAT III: Yeshua DESCRIPTION: Did Yeshua observe the Law? Did Paul teach his congregations to abandon the Torah? Was the devout Jew, Peter, persuaded that the Commandments were cancelled? The answers you'll find in "They Loved the Torah" may surprise you! Even though many Jews believe that Paul taught against the Law, this book disproves that notion. Most Christians are disconnected from the Torah; reading this book will reconnect them. Dr. Friedman makes an excellent case for his primise that all the first followers of Messiah were not only Torah-observant, but also desired to spread their lov for God's entire Word to the Gentiles to whom they preached.NOTES: Purchased online from Lederer Messianic Jewish Resources SUBTITLE: What Yeshua's First Followers Really Thought About the Law