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Read by Roy SchoemanThis remarkable book traces the role of Judaism and the Jewish people in God's plan for the salvation of mankind, from Abraham through the Second Coming, as revealed by the Catholic faith and by a thoughtful examination of history. Areas addressed in depth the Messianic prophecies in Jewish Scripture; the very anti-Christian roots of Nazi anti-Semitism; the links between Nazism and Arab anti-Semitism; the theological insights of well-known Jewish converts; and the role of the Jews in the Second Coming. In this audio book, Roy Schoeman, the author, reads the complete and unabridged text of his best-selling title.
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Roy H. Schoeman
4 books21 followersRoy Schoeman, was born in a suburb of New York City of "Conservative" Jewish parents who had fled Nazi Germany. His Jewish education and formation was received under some of the most prominent Rabbis in contemporary American Jewry, including Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, probably the foremost Conservative Rabbi in the U.S. and his hometown Rabbi growing up; Rabbi Arthur Green, later the head of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College who was his religion teacher and mentor during high school and early college; and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, a prominent Hasidic Rabbi with whom he lived in Israel for several months. His secular education included a B.Sc. from M.I.T. and an M.B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard Business School. Midway through a career of teaching and consulting (he had been appointed to the faculty of the Harvard Business School) he experienced an unexpected and instantaneous conversion to Christianity which led to a dramatic refocus of his activities. Since then he has pursued theological studies at several seminaries, helped produce and host a Catholic Television talk show, and edited and written for several Catholic books and reviews.
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January 17, 2022
A must read book for every catholic. The witness of the author is incredibly powerful and address correctly a must be relationship with the Jews. A book that changes the worldview of the reader.
November 29, 2009
An interesting, enlightening read for me and a better understanding of the role and relationship Judaism has with Christianity and the Catholic faith. Including the "on going role of the Jews in the light of the Holocaust, the State of Israel, Islam and the Second Coming."
December 30, 2020
I was surprised with how much I learned in this book and how much I enjoyed it. While I am a Christian and attend church regularly, I do not consider myself a scholar. This book opened my eyes to a whole area of religious study of interest to Christians, Jews and Jews who are also Christian. Most of the bible quotations are quite familiar including old and new testament. However, I had never put them together in such a comprehensive and interesting manner.
The book covers the creation and at a very high level the history and progression of the Jewish people and faith. The focus is on their central role in preparing for, and sharing the news of, the second coming. This includes a commentary on the Holocaust. Interestingly, Schoeman claims Nazism and the Holocaust began and remained throughout an anti-Christian force too.
Finally, Schoeman discusses how Jews during Jesus’ time dealt with Christian teaching and faith. He talks about the issues Christianity presents to Judaism. Of course, the two or three ways they could adapt to Christianity each have a bearing on how they live their faith today while still remaining Jewish. The author is Jewish who has enthusiastically become also Christian.
This author has made deep study of the Messianic prophecies and Christian fulfillments in several languages and documents. The author’s conclusions make perfect sense from my (Christian) perspective. The entire book was fascinating and instructive.
An excellent work, however the author got a little wordy after the first three or four chapters. If he had shortened the book by a third, I would have given a higher rating. Four stars.
The book covers the creation and at a very high level the history and progression of the Jewish people and faith. The focus is on their central role in preparing for, and sharing the news of, the second coming. This includes a commentary on the Holocaust. Interestingly, Schoeman claims Nazism and the Holocaust began and remained throughout an anti-Christian force too.
Finally, Schoeman discusses how Jews during Jesus’ time dealt with Christian teaching and faith. He talks about the issues Christianity presents to Judaism. Of course, the two or three ways they could adapt to Christianity each have a bearing on how they live their faith today while still remaining Jewish. The author is Jewish who has enthusiastically become also Christian.
This author has made deep study of the Messianic prophecies and Christian fulfillments in several languages and documents. The author’s conclusions make perfect sense from my (Christian) perspective. The entire book was fascinating and instructive.
An excellent work, however the author got a little wordy after the first three or four chapters. If he had shortened the book by a third, I would have given a higher rating. Four stars.
May 29, 2023
This was an amazing book written by a Hebrew Catholic....I usually find non-fiction a slog, but this book was gripping. Schoeman offers a highly intelligent, sensitive, and uniquely Jewish perspective on everything from Old Testament to the Holocaust to the Second Coming. I enjoyed it thoroughly!!
January 6, 2021
This book was absolutely fascinating. If you’re into salvation history and interested in both Jewish history (late history) up through today, and touching on the Second Coming, you would find this book to be very good. It was well written and thoroughly researched.
August 18, 2023
Interesting ideology and dubious explanations
May 26, 2021
I picked up this book for it’s title “Salvation is from the Jews”. I thought that it could help me prepare in leading a Bible study on the letter to the Romans. This book was not what I expected it to be.
It is highly researched with tons of resources and quotes. Schoeman did a really good job on his research. The salvation he is talking about in his book is still on-going. And, yes, I believe that too but, we don’t frequently talk about modern times when we speak of “salvation history”. He gives a very detailed account of the biblical history within the Scriptures and the modern day history. The notes he shares about the Nazis, the start of eugenics, the Islam/Christian/Jewish relations - all of it was interesting to read and at the same time so heartbreaking.
Schoeman was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family. He knows the culture, the Scriptures, the hope the Jewish people have. Now Catholic, Schoeman, has great understanding of the revelation of Christ.
This book is great for anyone who might want to familiarize themselves with the “modernness” of salvation history. It is packed with references. It reads more like a research paper than a novel. But you don’t need to be a scholar to understand.
After reading this book I want to learn more of Islamic culture and religion. Schoeman was quoting sections of the Qur'an in his book. As that being one of the three religions that trace themselves back to Abraham & saying to have claims to the holy city of Jerusalem. All of which Schoeman explains in his book. If you don’t understand or even knew that, Schoeman’s explanation is really simple and easy to grasp.
I finished this book and was glad I picked it up. It wasn’t the type of book I thought I’d be reading but, it was a good read.
It is highly researched with tons of resources and quotes. Schoeman did a really good job on his research. The salvation he is talking about in his book is still on-going. And, yes, I believe that too but, we don’t frequently talk about modern times when we speak of “salvation history”. He gives a very detailed account of the biblical history within the Scriptures and the modern day history. The notes he shares about the Nazis, the start of eugenics, the Islam/Christian/Jewish relations - all of it was interesting to read and at the same time so heartbreaking.
Schoeman was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family. He knows the culture, the Scriptures, the hope the Jewish people have. Now Catholic, Schoeman, has great understanding of the revelation of Christ.
This book is great for anyone who might want to familiarize themselves with the “modernness” of salvation history. It is packed with references. It reads more like a research paper than a novel. But you don’t need to be a scholar to understand.
After reading this book I want to learn more of Islamic culture and religion. Schoeman was quoting sections of the Qur'an in his book. As that being one of the three religions that trace themselves back to Abraham & saying to have claims to the holy city of Jerusalem. All of which Schoeman explains in his book. If you don’t understand or even knew that, Schoeman’s explanation is really simple and easy to grasp.
I finished this book and was glad I picked it up. It wasn’t the type of book I thought I’d be reading but, it was a good read.
December 13, 2014
For me, the main message of this book is this: Jews are the chosen people and Hitler tried to wipe them out because, as he was proud of his German race, he was afraid that Jews would rule the world during the Second Coming. He would like to prevent the Second Coming from happening. If the chosen people no longer exist then what's the Second Coming for?
This book also clarified to me that Jews were not the ones who "killed" Jesus. It was the Romans really. The Jews were waiting for the Messiah to release them from Roman rule. They only shouted "crucify him!" because they felt betrayed that the person who they thought would free them up is now being mocked, ridiculed and beaten by the Roman soldiers. They were misinformed, thus, blameless.
Still one thing remains unanswered for me: since Jesus is a Jew, why was it that His teachings were more for Gentiles? Why did He not try to convert during His ministry on earth the Jews to Christianity or Catholicism? Or was the Catholic Early Fathers quick enough to name Peter as the first Catholic pope and say that all those leaders of them to be the successor of Peter and so they now claim to have their religion rooted from the time of Jesus ministry to the present? In fact, there is no proof in the Bible that Peter is called a pope. It was only the Catholic Church that claims him to be.
Overall, aside from the bits and pieces of things that I learned from reading this, this book is a Catholic propaganda attempting to entice Jews to convert to Catholicism. It is pathetic to read religious books with hidden again.
Let's just leave each other in peace. We can co-exist with each other for God's sake.
This book also clarified to me that Jews were not the ones who "killed" Jesus. It was the Romans really. The Jews were waiting for the Messiah to release them from Roman rule. They only shouted "crucify him!" because they felt betrayed that the person who they thought would free them up is now being mocked, ridiculed and beaten by the Roman soldiers. They were misinformed, thus, blameless.
Still one thing remains unanswered for me: since Jesus is a Jew, why was it that His teachings were more for Gentiles? Why did He not try to convert during His ministry on earth the Jews to Christianity or Catholicism? Or was the Catholic Early Fathers quick enough to name Peter as the first Catholic pope and say that all those leaders of them to be the successor of Peter and so they now claim to have their religion rooted from the time of Jesus ministry to the present? In fact, there is no proof in the Bible that Peter is called a pope. It was only the Catholic Church that claims him to be.
Overall, aside from the bits and pieces of things that I learned from reading this, this book is a Catholic propaganda attempting to entice Jews to convert to Catholicism. It is pathetic to read religious books with hidden again.
Let's just leave each other in peace. We can co-exist with each other for God's sake.
October 24, 2012
This was a very good book. It is put together from earliest history right up to today. I enjoyed learning about the desire for the Messiah in Judaism and how all the prophecies were fulfilled. I especially appreciated the information about eugenics and the occult and their influence in the Third Reich.
The eugenics movement in early 10th century America is frightening. The idea that certain classes of people should not exist is horrible. I liked the bibliography and all the footnotes showing the sources for the information in the book.
Most importantly, I was reminded that Jews recognizing the Messiah is essential for the Second Coming.
The eugenics movement in early 10th century America is frightening. The idea that certain classes of people should not exist is horrible. I liked the bibliography and all the footnotes showing the sources for the information in the book.
Most importantly, I was reminded that Jews recognizing the Messiah is essential for the Second Coming.
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June 23, 2022Though I took a course in college about Judaism, which was taught by a rabbi, and have attended a few lectures, I am not well versed in Judaism. I consider "the Jewish question" important nonetheless.
"What should be the relationship between Judaism and Catholicism?" There are many facets: Should Catholics try to "convert" Jews? How aggressive should that effort be? How should Catholics understand and revere our Jewish roots? How should we understand Saint Paul's enigmatic Romans 11?
If it is true, as Saint Jerome said and Pope Francis has reiterated, "Ignorance of the Bible is ignorance of Christ," how should I read the the law of Moses, the prophets, and psalms?
I have been very impressed by R. Kendall Soulen's, The God Of Israel And Christian Theology; and I am eager to read his yet-to-be-published "Irrevocable: The Name of God and the Unity of the Christian Bible." I have tried to incorporate some of his thought into my reflections and preaching.
So I was ripe to purchase a book entitled "Salvation is from the Jews"; and I am grateful for Roy Schoeman's testimony. He has been influenced by a strain of Catholicism somewhat more colorful, literalistic, and apocalyptic than my own; but the book and the question are too important to be dismissed.
I was impressed by his history of Nazism and its relationship to eugenics. I remember disappointment with the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC that, despite the horror it evokes, I learned nothing of the philosophical and religious roots of the Shoah. Why did it happen? Yes, we will never forget, but it will happen again if we don't understand why it happened. Schoeman's story is plausible and persuasive.
I am saddened to learn that so many Muslims are caught up in hate literature. May God have mercy on them.
I was not taken with his mishmash of apocalyptic readings from the Hebrew and Christian scriptures. It is no longer acceptable to lift texts out of their contexts and compare them without acknowledging their different origins, authors, purposes, languages, etc. Nor would I attempt to predict the future on the basis of those passages. If only the Baptist and the Virgin recognized the Messiah when he appeared, I don't suppose anyone will recognize the Second Coming when it happens.
A half century ago, I was impressed by Rahner's "Hermeneutics of Eschatological Assertions". The great scholar had survived Nazi Germany; he knew an apocalyptic moment when he saw one. But that dreadful event was neither the first nor the last "end of the world as we know it." We're living through multiple "ends" right now and several of them might be fatal.
Schoeman's references to the "Old Testament" rather than the "Hebrew Scriptures" seem insensitive and demeaning to me. Call it a microaggression. I am certainly willing to go halfway with any Jew and not dismiss their scriptures as "old" in comparison to my "new."
As I read the "New Testament" I suppose that Jesus's disciples, after the events of his career, death, resurrection, ascension and Pentecost asked, "What just happened?" With the able assistance of Paul and Barnabas and other Jewish scholars, these illiterate fishermen and tax collectors found that everything they knew of Jesus made sense in the light of the Hebrew Scriptures. But that vast collection of stories, songs, and sayings was never so focused that a contemporary of Jesus would have said, "It's all there in the Book." The Incarnate Word of God, by divine inspiration, knew what the Word of God meant, but that wisdom was available to others only in hindsight, after Pentecost. Even the crucifixion made sense and was made beautiful in hindsight. No one could see it at the time. We should remember that the discussion about which pre-Christian books foresaw Jesus and should be included in the "Old Testament" continued into the sixteenth century, when Martin Luther and the Council of Trent agreed to disagree.
Schoeman would bring all Jews to Jesus, and I agree that's a wonderful mission. But I am more concerned about how Catholics and Protestants should regard our spiritual ancestors. Our intention upon meeting them should be respect and gratitude, and not to persuade them to something alien or uncomfortable. If they are not yet converted perhaps we need them as they are, faithful to the Covenant they were given.
I encountered one Antisemitic youth who demanded that I read certain passages of the Talmud and hate Jews as he does. I told him, "If the Jews were to disappear, Christianity would collapse. We cannot live in this world without our roots." But I don't think my young friend cares what happens to Christianity. His wretched soul is consumed by hate.
The Jews are as much a sacrament as Baptism and the Eucharist. If they should one by one come to the Lord as Schoeman has, that would be the work of the Holy Spirit. It is not for us to say when or where that should happen.
I believe with Schoeman that Christianity is the fulfillment of Judaism, and neither a protest nor reform. But I would not bombard my Jewish interlocutor with Old Testament verses. Without the inspiration of faith, they demonstrate nothing.
Read this book. Read R. Kendall Soulen. And thank a Jew for Jesus, and Mary -- and their ancestors, and their descendants.
"What should be the relationship between Judaism and Catholicism?" There are many facets: Should Catholics try to "convert" Jews? How aggressive should that effort be? How should Catholics understand and revere our Jewish roots? How should we understand Saint Paul's enigmatic Romans 11?
If it is true, as Saint Jerome said and Pope Francis has reiterated, "Ignorance of the Bible is ignorance of Christ," how should I read the the law of Moses, the prophets, and psalms?
I have been very impressed by R. Kendall Soulen's, The God Of Israel And Christian Theology; and I am eager to read his yet-to-be-published "Irrevocable: The Name of God and the Unity of the Christian Bible." I have tried to incorporate some of his thought into my reflections and preaching.
So I was ripe to purchase a book entitled "Salvation is from the Jews"; and I am grateful for Roy Schoeman's testimony. He has been influenced by a strain of Catholicism somewhat more colorful, literalistic, and apocalyptic than my own; but the book and the question are too important to be dismissed.
I was impressed by his history of Nazism and its relationship to eugenics. I remember disappointment with the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC that, despite the horror it evokes, I learned nothing of the philosophical and religious roots of the Shoah. Why did it happen? Yes, we will never forget, but it will happen again if we don't understand why it happened. Schoeman's story is plausible and persuasive.
I am saddened to learn that so many Muslims are caught up in hate literature. May God have mercy on them.
I was not taken with his mishmash of apocalyptic readings from the Hebrew and Christian scriptures. It is no longer acceptable to lift texts out of their contexts and compare them without acknowledging their different origins, authors, purposes, languages, etc. Nor would I attempt to predict the future on the basis of those passages. If only the Baptist and the Virgin recognized the Messiah when he appeared, I don't suppose anyone will recognize the Second Coming when it happens.
A half century ago, I was impressed by Rahner's "Hermeneutics of Eschatological Assertions". The great scholar had survived Nazi Germany; he knew an apocalyptic moment when he saw one. But that dreadful event was neither the first nor the last "end of the world as we know it." We're living through multiple "ends" right now and several of them might be fatal.
Schoeman's references to the "Old Testament" rather than the "Hebrew Scriptures" seem insensitive and demeaning to me. Call it a microaggression. I am certainly willing to go halfway with any Jew and not dismiss their scriptures as "old" in comparison to my "new."
As I read the "New Testament" I suppose that Jesus's disciples, after the events of his career, death, resurrection, ascension and Pentecost asked, "What just happened?" With the able assistance of Paul and Barnabas and other Jewish scholars, these illiterate fishermen and tax collectors found that everything they knew of Jesus made sense in the light of the Hebrew Scriptures. But that vast collection of stories, songs, and sayings was never so focused that a contemporary of Jesus would have said, "It's all there in the Book." The Incarnate Word of God, by divine inspiration, knew what the Word of God meant, but that wisdom was available to others only in hindsight, after Pentecost. Even the crucifixion made sense and was made beautiful in hindsight. No one could see it at the time. We should remember that the discussion about which pre-Christian books foresaw Jesus and should be included in the "Old Testament" continued into the sixteenth century, when Martin Luther and the Council of Trent agreed to disagree.
Schoeman would bring all Jews to Jesus, and I agree that's a wonderful mission. But I am more concerned about how Catholics and Protestants should regard our spiritual ancestors. Our intention upon meeting them should be respect and gratitude, and not to persuade them to something alien or uncomfortable. If they are not yet converted perhaps we need them as they are, faithful to the Covenant they were given.
I encountered one Antisemitic youth who demanded that I read certain passages of the Talmud and hate Jews as he does. I told him, "If the Jews were to disappear, Christianity would collapse. We cannot live in this world without our roots." But I don't think my young friend cares what happens to Christianity. His wretched soul is consumed by hate.
The Jews are as much a sacrament as Baptism and the Eucharist. If they should one by one come to the Lord as Schoeman has, that would be the work of the Holy Spirit. It is not for us to say when or where that should happen.
I believe with Schoeman that Christianity is the fulfillment of Judaism, and neither a protest nor reform. But I would not bombard my Jewish interlocutor with Old Testament verses. Without the inspiration of faith, they demonstrate nothing.
Read this book. Read R. Kendall Soulen. And thank a Jew for Jesus, and Mary -- and their ancestors, and their descendants.
December 28, 2013
A must read-highly recommended.
November 14, 2025
In this day and age Jews are both celebrated and despised group of people on earth. This was written thousands of years ago that that is the way it will be. A small tribe of Jews existsed for more than most of nations today and they rock the world as we speak. Banking system, international organisations, Hollywood, music industry etc. are dominated by Jews or under their strong influence.
Why is that? Why are Jews different?
Bible is very clear on that issue. God choose Jews for special purpose of his salvation. They are different because God wanted them to be different.
Key difference with christianity is Jewish rejection of Jesus as promised messiah.
Roy Schoeman is catholic convert from Judaism. Or as he says it he never rejected Judaism but found its fullfillment in catholicism. He is unique person because he is jewish catholic so he has perspectives from both worlds.
In his book Salvation Is From The Jews he gives systematic look on history of salvation and why is Jesus promised messiah of Jews. After that he gives origins of nazi hatred of Jews and its occult origins. At the end he gives his oppinion of antisemitism today and why he thinks second comming is closer and closer.
This book is fantastic. I enjoyed every page of it. As I said, his perspective is unique and rare so is this book rear treasure I recommend everybody to read.
Why is that? Why are Jews different?
Bible is very clear on that issue. God choose Jews for special purpose of his salvation. They are different because God wanted them to be different.
Key difference with christianity is Jewish rejection of Jesus as promised messiah.
Roy Schoeman is catholic convert from Judaism. Or as he says it he never rejected Judaism but found its fullfillment in catholicism. He is unique person because he is jewish catholic so he has perspectives from both worlds.
In his book Salvation Is From The Jews he gives systematic look on history of salvation and why is Jesus promised messiah of Jews. After that he gives origins of nazi hatred of Jews and its occult origins. At the end he gives his oppinion of antisemitism today and why he thinks second comming is closer and closer.
This book is fantastic. I enjoyed every page of it. As I said, his perspective is unique and rare so is this book rear treasure I recommend everybody to read.
March 6, 2022
Roy Schoeman got my attention when I heard him say, that "Catholicism is 'post-messianic' Judaism. And Judaism is 'pre-messianic' Catholicism". It was a powerful concept ... but was it true?
In this book he not only expounds on that statement but expands it. I found the book to be compelling, thoughtful and more importantly it opened my mind to concepts that I had never been able to grasp. In fact I was often thinking, "Of course! Why didn't I see that before? How did I miss that?"
This is a must book for serious Catholics and Jews who are seeking honest heart-to-heart dialogue. It is quite an amazing book. I learned so much and I loved learning the truths he presents so well.
I did not give it 5 stars only because the book necessarily had to deal with the horrors of the holocaust, Nazism and Communism and their effects on the Church and Judaism. It was absolutely necessary to the subject, but the least attractive part of the book for me. But it had to be presented to truly understand the subject and to better appreciate the author's point.
Over all a great book ... well written and documented. Great read for those who are serious about their faith and the sad state of the world.
In this book he not only expounds on that statement but expands it. I found the book to be compelling, thoughtful and more importantly it opened my mind to concepts that I had never been able to grasp. In fact I was often thinking, "Of course! Why didn't I see that before? How did I miss that?"
This is a must book for serious Catholics and Jews who are seeking honest heart-to-heart dialogue. It is quite an amazing book. I learned so much and I loved learning the truths he presents so well.
I did not give it 5 stars only because the book necessarily had to deal with the horrors of the holocaust, Nazism and Communism and their effects on the Church and Judaism. It was absolutely necessary to the subject, but the least attractive part of the book for me. But it had to be presented to truly understand the subject and to better appreciate the author's point.
Over all a great book ... well written and documented. Great read for those who are serious about their faith and the sad state of the world.
January 6, 2020
If there were 10 stars, I'd give this book all ten. I relished it. I kept my Bible and catechism and different highlight markers beside me. I looked up quite a few of the references and were amazed at how the New Testament fulfils the Old Testament.
Roy Schoeman, the author, had a personal conversion experience and traveled into the Catholic Church, which he loves. In fact, the Catholic Church makes him feel more of a Jew than he ever was. He truly believes that Jesus Christ is the Messiah and that Jesus has a beautiful Mother.
Schoeman takes the reader on a journey through the Old Testament, pointing out the many pertinent relationships between the two books of the Bible. I felt the chapter on Judaism and the Holocaust was so perceptive that I read it twice for meditation. The chapter on the Ideological Foundations of Nazism was very informative. I learned about the motivations behind the Holocaust.
I also learned that there are other Jewish converts to Catholicism. And like Roy Schoeman, they also feel more Jewish now that they are Catholic and believe in Jesus as the Messiah.
Roy Schoeman, the author, had a personal conversion experience and traveled into the Catholic Church, which he loves. In fact, the Catholic Church makes him feel more of a Jew than he ever was. He truly believes that Jesus Christ is the Messiah and that Jesus has a beautiful Mother.
Schoeman takes the reader on a journey through the Old Testament, pointing out the many pertinent relationships between the two books of the Bible. I felt the chapter on Judaism and the Holocaust was so perceptive that I read it twice for meditation. The chapter on the Ideological Foundations of Nazism was very informative. I learned about the motivations behind the Holocaust.
I also learned that there are other Jewish converts to Catholicism. And like Roy Schoeman, they also feel more Jewish now that they are Catholic and believe in Jesus as the Messiah.
January 11, 2024
Listened to this book through FORMED.
I had added this book to my list because I wanted to better understand the Church’s stance with regard to supercessionism (specifically, in the soft form that the Jewish covenant was never formally revoked but still requires all to convert and believe in Jesus as the Messiah), but this was different book than I expected. The first half included a strong exegetical look of the Messiah in Old Testament texts, but quickly delved into the eugenic origins of Planned Parenthood, the occultist origins of the Third Reich, and refutations of Islam (none of which I disagree with, but it made for a very disjointed book). Some heartening stories of Jewish people converting to the Catholic faith, and finding the fulfillment of Judaism in the Church.
I had added this book to my list because I wanted to better understand the Church’s stance with regard to supercessionism (specifically, in the soft form that the Jewish covenant was never formally revoked but still requires all to convert and believe in Jesus as the Messiah), but this was different book than I expected. The first half included a strong exegetical look of the Messiah in Old Testament texts, but quickly delved into the eugenic origins of Planned Parenthood, the occultist origins of the Third Reich, and refutations of Islam (none of which I disagree with, but it made for a very disjointed book). Some heartening stories of Jewish people converting to the Catholic faith, and finding the fulfillment of Judaism in the Church.
March 24, 2025
Roy Schoeman’s “Salvation is from the Jews” is a life affirming work that all should read. It artfully depicts the relationship between Jewish faith and the Christian extension, if not culmination, of that faith. It reads as being as heartfelt and as sincere as any work of Catholicism I have read, save the Scriptures themselves. I exhort all who bear a love of Christ or who suffer emptiness in their life to read it.
This book reveals the true meaning of my favorite Scriptural passage of Isaiah, 1:18, which reads “though your sins may be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; though they may be crimson red, they may become white as wool.” This is the promise of Faith in Christ, and this book reveals it in a profound way.
This book reveals the true meaning of my favorite Scriptural passage of Isaiah, 1:18, which reads “though your sins may be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; though they may be crimson red, they may become white as wool.” This is the promise of Faith in Christ, and this book reveals it in a profound way.
September 6, 2025
The majority of the book is about the Holocaust and the antisemitism, which frankly is a bit tiresome, given the current world situation. Moreover, the author quotes Eli Wisel who, per Candace Owens, turned out to be a fraud and had never been in the concentration camp.
The book consists of some interesting highlights related to Biblical Jewism and some interesting conversion stories from Judaism to Catholicism.
The book consists of some interesting highlights related to Biblical Jewism and some interesting conversion stories from Judaism to Catholicism.
February 8, 2020
Interesting book tracing the relationship of Judaism and Christianity. The personal accounts are touching, but at times it reads like, as my son said, "a guy just giving this thoughts on things." My personal peeve with it was a few citations for Discovery Channel shows, rather than references to primary sources. Struck me as strange for an erudite Harvard professor to throw those in.
December 22, 2024
I enjoyed the book, although it was a little dry and academic in parts. It gave a good background of the ideological origins of Nazism and clarified how Hitler was anti Christian as well as anti Jewish. It is easy for us to think of the Holocaust as Christian against Jew, but that is not right and this book clarified that for me.
April 10, 2020
Informative and enlightening for this Protestant/Jew/Catholic.
June 10, 2020
Five stars for this book because it's very educative and eyes opening to both Jews and Christian.
November 17, 2020
Wonderful book for a greater understanding of salvation history.
July 20, 2021
Brilliant
July 12, 2022
A beautiful book
A book filled with spiritual nurishment for both thoughts and feelings. It is writers in an undogmatic style, which can be enjoyed by a broad spektrum of readers.
A book filled with spiritual nurishment for both thoughts and feelings. It is writers in an undogmatic style, which can be enjoyed by a broad spektrum of readers.
June 22, 2023
The writer’s pov is obvious, it the information is still fascinating. Worth the read and the extra research to verify some information.
May 5, 2022
Good
It was a bit detailed but then it tells you the options to form an opinion. I liked it and read by Alexa made it that more enjoyable.
It was a bit detailed but then it tells you the options to form an opinion. I liked it and read by Alexa made it that more enjoyable.
March 14, 2022
An excellent book, to which I would assign the unusual five stars. I fully appreciate the author's position as a Catholic who retains his Jewish identity - this is basically the position of the Jewish Christians that we see in the New Testament, who included the Apostles of Christ and His mother as well. The book presents the subjects Messianism in the Jewish communities today, Messianic expectations and the expected entry of the Jews en masse into the communion of the Church in the latter days, prior to the Second Coming. Much of it speculation, but extremely interesting. There is a long description of the history of anti-semitism, particularly as developed by New-agers in Europe culminating in the Nazi terror, and then carried on by Islamists in modern Arab states. In all this, we find the great hope of the Jewish people and the great wound in their side that has been the Holocaust, the culmination of a wicked centuries-long campaign against them by what is undoubtedly a cruel Adversary using multiple agents. Again, an excellent book, and well recommended as a means to understand the Jewish mind.
January 20, 2025
The book starts very well, but from the half ahead , the repetition of different examples over and over makes it very boring
September 22, 2010
I really enjoyed this book primarily because of all the interesting facts I learned about the Nazis during WWII. For example, I did not know that countries in the middle east supplied the Nazis with Arab troops. I also didn't know that the Nazis promoted paganism and hated Christianity.
I was also shocked to learn that some of the leaders in middle eastern countries that I consider to be moderate, like Egypt, have actually promoted anti-semitic beliefs and politics in the very recent past.
I learned so much from this book. It was a real eye opener.
I was also shocked to learn that some of the leaders in middle eastern countries that I consider to be moderate, like Egypt, have actually promoted anti-semitic beliefs and politics in the very recent past.
I learned so much from this book. It was a real eye opener.
April 29, 2008
Role of Judaism in salvation history and...the unholy alliance of Hitler and Grand Mufti al-Husseini. Enlightening. Roy Schoeman is a graduate of MIT and Harvard. As a young Jewish man he studied Judaism under the most prominent Rabbis in the US and accepted the Messiah after a "miraculous" encounter with God.
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