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Kosher: Scriptural Insights Reveal that the Food Instructions Apply to all Believers
When most people consider the dietary instructions contained within the Scriptures, they usually relegate them into the category of "things Jewish." In fact, Christians typically refuse to follow those instructions because they are considered to be part of "the Law" and thus to obey those instruction would bring one "under the Law" - which they perceive as bondage.
What if the Creator actually gave the dietary instructions to mankind as a blessing? What if He was showing us the best things to eat because He made us and He wants us to be healthy? What if the refusal to obey those instructions results in sickness, disease and curses? Indeed, this is exactly what the Scriptures teach. In fact, we are witnessing those societal curses right now as they fall upon America and many western and Christian nations that fail to consider limitations and/or controls on their diet.
While the religion of Judaism has developed a myriad of rules, regulations and traditions surrounding the dietary instructions, the actual Commandments are fairly simple and easy to obey.
It is now time for every Believer to take a fresh look at the Scriptural dietary instructions in this new light and start exploring both the physical and spiritual blessings of obedience.
What if the Creator actually gave the dietary instructions to mankind as a blessing? What if He was showing us the best things to eat because He made us and He wants us to be healthy? What if the refusal to obey those instructions results in sickness, disease and curses? Indeed, this is exactly what the Scriptures teach. In fact, we are witnessing those societal curses right now as they fall upon America and many western and Christian nations that fail to consider limitations and/or controls on their diet.
While the religion of Judaism has developed a myriad of rules, regulations and traditions surrounding the dietary instructions, the actual Commandments are fairly simple and easy to obey.
It is now time for every Believer to take a fresh look at the Scriptural dietary instructions in this new light and start exploring both the physical and spiritual blessings of obedience.
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115 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2005
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August 6, 2011
Quick read, very easy to understand. This book was written not for Jews but for Christians. The book redirects modern Christian thought from it being OK to eat whatever you want to observing the dietary restrictions that Jews and "grafted-in" Christians observed in the New Testament.
September 25, 2024
I finished “Kosher” by Todd D. Bennett (2005), lent to me by someone at my church. It’s another book in the “Walk in the Light” series, meant to dispel a lot of myths surrounding Torah, mainly that it was “nailed to the cross” when Messiah was crucified.
This one was another good and fast read in the series, but not as good as the only other one that I’ve read, “Sabbath”. First of all, the word “Kosher” is not the best one to use for what’s described in the book, as Kosher goes above and beyond Leviticus 11 and, one could argue, adds to the Law, something men are not allowed to do (Deuteronomy 12:32). That said, the word “Kosher” is well-known, even among Gentiles, so it’s understandable why it was chosen for the book’s title. There was also a part where Bennett states that “bloody” steaks are not allowed under Torah, since consuming blood is disallowed, but the red fluid in beef is a combination of myoglobin and water, not blood. This kind of error should have been corrected before publication.
The bulk of the book is trying to convince Christians that they should adhere to the dietary laws of Leviticus 11, though some tiny part of the book is devoted to pointing out that Jewish Kosher rules aren’t exactly Biblical either (Jews tend to be some of the only people that actually study Torah, so I assume that Bennett didn’t expect the book to be picked up by many Jews).
Overall, the book gets across the message that it’s supposed to, albeit imperfectly. I think it would be a good primer for adherents to Churchianity that are open minded enough to listen to what the Bible has to say, even if it runs counter to their most cherished human traditions.
This one was another good and fast read in the series, but not as good as the only other one that I’ve read, “Sabbath”. First of all, the word “Kosher” is not the best one to use for what’s described in the book, as Kosher goes above and beyond Leviticus 11 and, one could argue, adds to the Law, something men are not allowed to do (Deuteronomy 12:32). That said, the word “Kosher” is well-known, even among Gentiles, so it’s understandable why it was chosen for the book’s title. There was also a part where Bennett states that “bloody” steaks are not allowed under Torah, since consuming blood is disallowed, but the red fluid in beef is a combination of myoglobin and water, not blood. This kind of error should have been corrected before publication.
The bulk of the book is trying to convince Christians that they should adhere to the dietary laws of Leviticus 11, though some tiny part of the book is devoted to pointing out that Jewish Kosher rules aren’t exactly Biblical either (Jews tend to be some of the only people that actually study Torah, so I assume that Bennett didn’t expect the book to be picked up by many Jews).
Overall, the book gets across the message that it’s supposed to, albeit imperfectly. I think it would be a good primer for adherents to Churchianity that are open minded enough to listen to what the Bible has to say, even if it runs counter to their most cherished human traditions.
September 20, 2009
A difficult book for me to accept because I always applied kosher as "being Jewish" or just "Old Testement", never thought it applied to me because I am neither. And I love BACON!
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