Tent of David

by Boaz Michael

The Tent of David is our lost vision. It is the apostles' dream of a unified expression of faith in which Jew and Gentile worship the God of Abraham together and serve him in the redemption of the world. What can you do to contribute toward the restoration of this vision? This book may help you find the answer to that question.

209 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[J.J. Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are a non-jewish christian who's sympathetic to or is an ally of the Messianic Jewish cause, this is a great book for you. It is written with gentleness and will inspire you to heal the wounds between the gentile church and the Jewish world.

[BigDaddyBigz Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every Christian should read this!

[Samuel Kordik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating book that begins by defining the category of "Messianic Gentile"—a non-Jewish Christian who appreciates the Jewishness of Christianity—and then provides a primer on being an ambassador for this belief structure while participating in traditional congregations. Michael discusses the good things about the church as counterpoint to the more typical denigration found in Messianic communities and then presents the four primary places where the church can benefit from Messianic thought. These four specifics resonated strongly with me as being important areas the Evangelical church is lacking in: 1) Understanding the Jewishness of Christ; 2) Appreciating the role of the Jewish people as God's chosen people; 3) Recovering from the low view of the Torah and of God's Law; 4) Restoring a proper view of the Gospel as being about the Kingdom of God and not just avoiding damnation.

Michael briefly mentions both Reformed and Dispensationalist theologies (the first somewhat negatively) but failed to go more in depth on their relationship to Messianic thought.

The first of the two appendices contains a useful summary of the common Christian denominations and their distinctive factors.

Overall, this is a very well presented cohesive book that makes a compelling case for Messianic believers to maintain fellowship in their churches and act as ambassadors.

[Bryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a critical book for those who are finding themselves in love with a Jewish Jesus and a gentile based church. Michael challenges the reader to stay in the churches and act as ambassadors for Jesus rather than exodus from the church to join messianic synagogues.

I personally felt like Michael has been listening in to my thoughts over the last decade as I've wrestled with how the current evangelical church continues to stumble on their way to appreciating a Jewish Jesus. This book was a tremendous encouragement for me. I plan to re-read it annually because it's just that good of a reminder.

[Dr. Paul T. Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author seemed to be addressing people without a home congregation, as the bulk of the chapters addressed what to do when joining a congregation ... after having apparently left the churches with buildings to be a Messianic Gentile at home? He did have some good quotes in this book.