What the Rabbis Know That I Never Learned in Church

by Chaim Bentorah

What the Rabbis Know That I Never Learned in Church is an eye-opening examination of what Christians can learn about God from the ones who call Him Adonai. Author Chaim Bentorah has spent forty years talking with, learning from, and studying with rabbis to help Christians experience the gospel through a new lens.

Bentorah wades through the complexities of how Jews and Christians live, breathe, and digest Scripture. Rabbis taught Bentorah that there were always new insights that could be learned from Scripture and he presents these not only through Jewish tradition and customs, but also through the importance of the Hebrew and Greek languages.

This book will constructively challenge believers to discover the roots of Christianity from a Jewish perspective providing cultural context and insights. Come with a heart and mind prepared by the Holy Spirit to learn and live anew in God.

270 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 18, 2025

Reviews

[Ron Comoglio · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author is clearly an expert in the ancient languages of the Bible (Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic), however I found many of his assertions seemed to lack strong theological reasoning. A remark about the Holocaust indicates he does not fully grasp God’s sovereignty—and perhaps most of us do not, fully.
His assertion that Jesus could not be a priest because he was not a Levite betrays a lack of understanding of the line of Melchizedek, as explained in Hebrews 7.
His treatment of the shechinah glory smacks of mysticism.
Can still be useful for historical and cultural understanding.