It was 1942 in Amsterdam when Isaac and Anna Staal began noticing their Jewish neighbors disappearing. Some were taken away by Dutch police. Some vanished in the middle of the night. As the Nazis embarked on a manhunt for Dutch Jews; Isaac and Anna made the agonizing decision to entrust their children to strangers and seek another hiding place for themselves. On May 21; 1943; the time had come. Dazed with sleep; Philip and his brother were given a last hug by their parents and put in the arms of an aunt who went out the door softly; got on her bicycle with the two tiny tots; and disappeared in the silent night. Sixty years later; Philip was commissioned to work for the restoration of rights in the Netherlands. When looking through archives and records; he discovered the well-kept secret of the war orphans' guardians' organization.
#1733732 in Books John Lightfoot 2013-01-13Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.00 x 1.10 x 8.50l; 2.47 #File Name: 1481946013488 pagesA Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Hebraica
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Invaluable resource for New Testament scholarsBy John L. Hoh Jr.Christians often forget they have Jewish "roots" or kinship. The original authors of the New Testament originally wrote from a uniquely Jewish perspective and reported a Messiah as prophesied in the Christian Old Testament (TaNaK among Jews). In some cases what was plainly evident to the original readers of the New Testament is lost on modern Christians. What did Matthew mean when he said; "As it was said by the prophets; 'He will be a Nazarene'."? We find no specific passage the Matthew could be referring to; and the use of the plural (prophets) means that a reference of this sort was known among the Jewish people of the first century.The author of this book undertook a noble task. Alas; after completing the Gospels and portions of Acts and the Pauline epistles to 1 Corinthians; the author went to Glory. The task was never finished. And that is the one weak point in this project. Paul was a Pharisee and a "Jew of Jews" who would have known all the teachings of the Talmud and expounded on them. Alas; in areas where I would have liked that clarification of Paul's words; the project is unfinished.But for the sections of the New Testament that are commented on; any New Testament scholar will find this set useful and valuable. The quality of the work makes the incompletion that much more frustrating. Maybe someday the project can be finished.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Nothing else quite like itBy curdogThis is a great set of books. As the title implies; it gives the jewish background to the NT. One of the interesting things I found in it was that the "angel of the church;" an expression used in Revelation; was a common expression in the synagogue. There are myriads of jewels like this in this set of books.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Lightfoot Commentary- good info but poor formatingBy BKI am delighted to have the information in this book and learned enough to see that Lightfoot was a Christian who was interpreting Hebraic/Talmudic beliefs without accurate understanding in some places. However the entire thing has been problematic due to episodic formating issues that make it nearly impossible to decipher a half page at a time. I suppose a price of 99 cents means that such things happen.
