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What the Rabbis Know about the Messiah

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This is the most informative book I have ever studied on the traditional, 1st century view, of Messiah from rabbinical sources. When I finished studying it I was left amazed at how the orthodoxy of Yeshua's time could have missed Him.

This book is full of quotations both from the Torah and Tenach, as well as from the oral writings of the Talmud, Mishnah, Gemara, and numerous other authoritative rabbinic sources.

This book is not a book to read, but to study; and is an excellent tool for arming oneself to present Yeshua as the Messiah from the Talmud itself.

Frydland's small but information-filled book is an important contribution to the study of Jewish, Christian, and Messianic Jewish beliefs. He provides evidence that there has been a "cover-up" of historical Jewish theology which supports the Messianic Jewish and Christian claim that Jesus is the Messiah. A worthy read, even if only to have something else to disagree with - although, with an open mind, one probably wouldn't.

This is well-documented evidence that there has indeed been a "cover up" by "blinded" Rabbis using scripture only to support the erroneous beliefs handed down to them by prior generations.

This is perfect reading for anyone who has asked their Rabbi a question about Yeshua only to have it dismissed, brushed under the rug or danced around but never fully answered because:
a. they didn't know the answer, or
b. they knew the answer and it supported Yeshua as being the Messiah.

Isaiah 29 tells of how we were blinded. It also says in verse 18 "In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see."

We are hearing and seeing Adonai! Hundreds of Messianic Synagogues in America alone testify to that! Praise Adonai!

Baruch Ha Shem Ha Meshiach Yeshua!
Shema Yisrael. Adonai Eloheynu, Adonai Echad.
Baruch shem kevod malchuto le-olam vaed.
Yeshua Ha Meshiach. Hu Adonai.

"I have not learned wisdom, that I should have the knowledge of the Holy One.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?" Proverbs (JPS) 30:3



Messianic Judaism:
* "Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish prophet, teacher and healer... He came to be regarded as the Messiah by his followers- the anointed one whom many Jews expected to come and to restore Israel. 'Anointed' is meshiah in Hebrew..." E. P. Sanders, The life of Jesus
* "Christianity, definitely in its Gentile form, seems to touch Jewish consciousness only from the third, and especially the fourth century onward,... Open and deliberate doctrinal conflict on the Jewish side had to wait until the Middle ages,..." Hershel Shanks, foreword, Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism
* "In the last couple of years. . .there's a hunger being birthed by God in our people for spiritual things. And they are looking in all the wrong places. But that's where the prophetic vision comes in. And God says here in Ezekiel 37 and elsewhere, Hosea, where it says that they will seek David their King in the end of days. In Revelation 12 verse 17, it says that the adversary will wage war upon the woman, that was Israel, and her offspring. . .describes as her offspring, Jewish believers, who have the testimony of Y'eshua, filled with the Spirit, and who keep the commandments. He's talking about us. And the adversary's great desire is to stop the prophetic Word of God before it goes out. It says that he is literally at that point in Revelation, he's literally filled with rage and hatred. Rabbis, that's why it's so tough." Rabbi Robert Cohen

What is Truth?
"Rabbinic Judaism is not truth because they reject Yeshua HaMashiach and incorporate the fences of the rabbis (the rabbis are misrepresenting G-d like Moses did - Moses was denied entering the Promised Land because of that misrepresentation). The truth is following HaShem and accepting His Messiah, Yeshua HaMashiach, as atonement for sin as HaShem promised He would send before the second temple was destroyed. These are only a few of the HUNDREDS of examples from Tanach and the Talmud I have shared with you in the past. You know the evidence is overwhelming and that Yeshua is Mashiach: (Open Letter to Rabbi T. Singer)
* Isaiah 9: 5 For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom; Wonder of a Councelor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
* Commentary on Isaiah 53: "But he was wounded...meaning that since the Messiah bears our iniquities which produce the effect of His being bruised, it follows that whosoever will not admit that Messiah thus suffers for our iniquities, must endure and suffer for them himself." (Rabbi Elijah de Vidas)

Who is The Messiah?
Most Jewish people do not realize that the last few decades of Jewish view of Messiah is not the traditional one. This revised thorough study by late Messianic Jewish scholar Rachmiel Frydland addresses in a detailed account based on a study essay in genealogy and prophecy, backed by numerous supporting reference from Tenach, and Rabbinc references to expound and verify this crucial oversight on examining the traditional understanding of the role of Messiah. The Messiah-as-king who will establish peace on earth overlooks an equally important Messianic role of Messiah-as-Servent. This oversight was largely a backlash to the growing number of Jews and gentiles who had concluded that the Suffering Servant spoken of in the Hebrew Scriptures was Jesus (Yeshua ben Yoseph), who suffered a humiliating death after claiming to be Messiah. He concludes, "Who is the Messiah?" in reference to Daniel's prophecy saying, "I was thus enabled to lay aside my fears and prejudices and to open the Brit Hadasha and learn more of him,...Yeshua is the Messiah!"

I found this book to be very helpful. It is concise. It gets to the point. Things are well documented. Rachmiel Frydland was imminently qualified to do the research. The only thing I wish had been different is that I would have liked to have even more information. The thing I liked best was the chart in the back listing many of the prophecies that Y'shua fulfilled with both the prophecy in the Tanakh listed and the NT fulfillment.

I really enjoyed reading this book. Rachmiel Frydland was an Orthodox Jew who came to his belief in Jesus as the Messiah THROUGH his studies as an Orthodox Jew. I found this book to be very enlightening and I think everyone should read it.

If you search for the truth, the truth will find you. The confirmation of my faith in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I would like to see a wider distribution of this book. It is a superb read with strong support from the scriptures.

This book is a pile of garbage. It has been thoroughly debunked by REAL scholars time and time again. It is only interesting for those who want to justify their mistaken belief that Jesus is anywhre in TaNaKH.