A Jewish response to Christian missionaries, providing both a practical guide and sources that counter missionary claims about Jesus as the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew scriptures. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE MISSIONARY PROBLEM 1 WHY AREN’T WE CHRISTIANS? Aryeh Kaplan 3 WHEN A JEW BECOMES A CHRISTIAN Aryeh Kaplan 7 FROM MESSIAH TO CHRIST Aryeh Kaplan 14 ECUMENICISM AND DIALOGUE — 1263 C.E. Berel Wein 20 WAS JESUS THE MESSIAH? LET ’ S EXAMINE THE FACTS! Pinchas Stolper 27 JESUS AND THE BIBLE Aryeh Kaplan 33 BEHOLD THE MAN: THE REAL JESUS Aryeh Kaplan 37 THE REAL MESSIAH Aryeh Kaplan 41 MY WAY BACK — A GIRL ’ S STORY as told to Aryeh Kaplan 52 JEWS FOR JUDAISM THE RESPONSE TO AN URGENT NEED 55 JEWS FOR JUDAISM PROGRAMS AND SERVICES 56 WHAT THEY ’ RE SAYING ABOUT JEWS FOR JUDAISM 58 A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE MISSIONARY PROBLEM 1 Very often, in an attempt to respond to a missionary challenge, one can make a number of seemingly logical moves which, in fact, play directly into the hands of the missionaries. Therefore, a number of Jewish communal leaders have prepared these guidelines for dealing on the spot with missionaries and their followers. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE MISSIONARY PROBLEM 1) You will not win hearts to Torah by trying to convince people that the claims of Christianity are false. Spend your time learning, teaching and explaining the meaning of the Torah and its Mitzvos. Better still, invite a person who is in search of religious values to a Shabbaton, or to your home for Shabbat. Let the truth and beauty of Torah and its way of life restore people to the right path. 2) Do not argue with missionaries; do not lend credence or dignity to their efforts at soul snatching. There are tens of millions of non-practicing Christians in this country who are better targets for their efforts. 3) Missionaries are usually closed-minded fanatics. They are trained to respond to your arguments with pat, almost memorized answers. If they can ’ t handle your objection, they will de fl ect it by raising another, and still another point. Even if you win — you lose.