Buy this book on-line Newman, Selig : THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN A JEW AND A CHRISTIAN: THE FORMER ANSWERING A CHALLENGE THROWN OUT BY THE LATTER, RESPECTING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE PROPHECIES PREDICTIVE OF THE ADVENT OF JESUSNew York, Printed for the author, and sold by Isaac & Solomons, 1850
First edition. Period Boards. 8vo. V, 87 pages. 24 cm. Singerman 1149; Rosenbach 675. A collection of hypothetical dialogues between Christians and Jews on various issues, including: “Have the Jews corrupted their Scripture? ” – “Dissimilarity between the Christian Messiah and the one foretold by the Prophets, ” – “Jesus a Prophet, ” – “Reason of the continued exile of the Jews, ” – “Comparison between the Law of Moses and that of Jesus; an abrogation of the former, and practicability of the latter, ” – “Reasons of the Jews being so determinedly opposed to Christianity, ” – “The general expectation of the Messiah and consequent appearance of so many pretenders about the time when Jesus appeared. ” Selig Newman was a German Hebraist; he "was educated at Posen, but in 1814 went to England and was appointed minister to the Plymouth [Jewish] congregation, teaching Hebrew at the same time at the University of Oxford. His faith debarred him from a professorship, but among his pupils were numbered many distinguished Christian and Jewish scholars. While in London Newman took part in a spirited debate with some Christians on the Messianic prophecies. At an advanced age he sailed for America and settled in New York, gaining a livelihood as teacher and writer. In 1850 he published a work entitled 'The Challenge Accepted, ' consisting of a series of dialogues between a Jew and a Christian respecting the fulfilment of the prophecies on the advent of the Messiah. He published also: 'Emendations of the English Version of the Old Testament, ' 1839; a 'Hebrew and English Lexicon, ' 1841; and a Hebrew grammar, which was much used for elementary instruction among English Jews. SUBJECT (S) : Messiah -- Prophecies. OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide (American Antiquarian Society, National Library of Israel) . Very good condition in very basic period binding. (AMR-38-2-D) xx Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Newman, Selig : THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN A JEW AND A CHRISTIAN: THE FORMER ANSWERING A CHALLENGE THROWN OUT BY THE LATTER, RESPECTING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE PROPHECIES PREDICTIVE OF THE ADVENT OF JESUS. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, atlases, first editions, livres anciens and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |