Resurrection: Investigating a Rabbi From Brooklyn, a Preacher From Galilee, and an Event That Changed the World

by Michael L. Brown

Could A Deceased Rabbi Be The Messiah?
 
He was called the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and he was arguably the most influential Jewish leader of the twentieth century. Presidents and prime ministers sought personal audiences with him. He established outreach centers in virtually every Jewish community worldwide. And by the time of his death in 1994, his followers believed he was the Messiah. Many still believe this today, more than twenty-five years after his death.

But is that possible?

Michael L. Brown, PhD, takes you on a journey beginning in Brooklyn, New York, then back through Jewish history, looking at little-known Jewish beliefs about potential Messiahs in each generation and even the reincarnated soul of the Messiah. Discover how yes, a deceased rabbi could be the Messiah…but with one caveat.

Also Available in Spanish
ISBN: 978-1-62999-315-7

OTHER BOOKS BY DR. BROWN:
Jezebel's War With America (2019)
ISBN: 978-1629996660

The Power of Music (2019)
ISBN: 978-1629995953

Playing With Holy Fire (2018)
ISBN: 978-1629994987
 

208 pages, Paperback

Published March 3, 2020

About the author

Michael L. Brown (born March 16, 1955) is a Messianic Jewish Old Testament scholar, professor, activist, itinerant speaker, and author who has preached in numerous countries and written twenty books. He is the founder and president of ICN Ministries. His writings have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He was married to Nancy Gurian on March 14, 1976 and they have two daughters, Jennifer and Megan, and four grandchildren.

Reviews

[Fred Rojo · Rating 4 out of 5]

No tenía altas expectativas, porque desconocía el título y el autor, sin embargo, me encontré atrapado en un recorrido exhaustivo por el mundo judío y sus ansias mesiánicas.

“Y a pesar de lo grande que fue el Rebe, no se levantó de los muertos; no ascendió corporalmente al cielo; no se sienta a la diestra de Dios; y no volverá en las nubes del cielo para que todo el mundo lo vea.” (p. 175)

[Doug Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Rabbi Schneerson, leader of the Chabad movement, died at age 92 in 1994, many of his followers anticipated that he soon would be resurrected and revealed as the Messiah. Some still have this hope. The controversy surrounding Rabbi Schneerson raises question about the concept of Messiah in the Bible and Jewish tradition: Is it possible for someone who dies and is resurrected to be the Messiah? What about the concept of a righteous man providing vicarious atonement for sin? What about the idea of Messiah as an incarnation of the divine?

In this book, Messianic Jewish scholar Michael L. Brown explores these questions and others. He examines three major Messianic movements---the Jesus movement, the strange story of Sabbethai Zevi in the 17th century, and today's Chabad movement---and considers the claim that Jesus was resurrected, which sets the Jesus movement apart from other Messianic movements. He points out how faith in that resurrection has transformed the world for the better and closes by making an impassioned case for the Christian Gospel.