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From: gks@vax135.UUCP (Ken Swanson)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Jews for Jesus
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Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 09:46:53 EST
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Mr. Frank Silbermann, in regard to your reply to Julie Harazduk on
the subject of Jews who have accepted Jesus as Messiah, thank you
for your thoughtful and informative reply (as opposed to others.)

Based on Frank's reply, I draw the following conclusion about Jewish
belief:
	God is too aloof, remote, mysterious  or holy that He would
	venture to dwell amongst us, in person, here on Earth.
	(Which is it?)

Questions:
	What is current Jewish thought as to the nature of their
	Messiah? Does this thought vary across various lines of
	Judaism? When will He come?

	If the idea of God sweeping down to Earth, impregnating a
	virgin who gives birth to a divine child, smacks of Roman
	mythology, I am curious as to Jewish thought on the creation
	story in the "Book of Beginnings" (and other stories in
	the early part of the Torah) which have counterparts in
	Egyptian and Babylonian literature.

No prosletyzing intended - I'm just interested in some answers from a
Jewish perspective.

Ken Swanson
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