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Jesus for Jews: Comparing C&Ma Perspectives ABSTRACT JESUS FOR JEWS: COMPARING C&MA PERSPECTIVES by Harry B. Stephenson Jesus for Jews is a play on words using the name of the most recognizable Messianic Jewish ministry in the world. But the play on words conveys the heart of this study. If Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah the most Jewish thing any biological descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob could do is follow their own Messiah. So, this project is: Jesus for Jews. The goal is to discover the relative priority of ministry to Jews between contemporary and first generation Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA) leaders? How important have leaders from these two eras, bookends of 131 years, viewed Jewish ministry is the question which forms the nexus of this project. Three foci were chosen for research. First, is there a Biblical baseline based on a consensus of meaning from key passages: Romans 1.16; Romans 9-11; Acts 13.46 which can be mutually embraced by those with different convictions about the relative importance of Jewish evangelism? Second, how important was Jewish evangelism among the first generation of C&MA leaders? Two notable leaders were A. B. Simpson and W. E. Blackstone. Third, how important is it to their modern counterparts? The results of these investigations were summarized, compared, and assessed using the same questions for both generations—virtually and literally. These assessments documented a dramatic difference in perspectives. For a quick and easy overview of the research go directly to table 4.5 at the end of chapter 4, and equation 5.1 at the end of chapter 5. DISSERTATION APPROVAL This is to certify that the dissertation entitled JESUS FOR JEWS: COMPARING C&MA PERSPECTIVES presented by Harry B. Stephenson has been accepted towards fulfillment of the requirements for the DOCTOR OF MINISTRY degree at Asbury Theological Seminary Dissertation Coach Date Director, Doctor of Ministry Program Date Dean of the Beeson Center Date JESUS FOR JEWS: COMPARING C&MA PERSPECTIVES A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Asbury Theological Seminary In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by Harry B. Stephenson May 2018 © 2018 Harry B. Stephenson ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ vii LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... ix CHAPTER 1 NATURE OF THE PROJECT .....................................................................1 Overview of the Chapter ………………………………………………….1 Personal Introduction ..................................................................................2 Statement of the Problem ............................................................................5 Purpose of the Project………………………………………………...…...6 Research Questions ......................................................................................6 Research Question #1 ......................................................................7 Research Question #2 ......................................................................7 Research Question #3 ......................................................................7 Rationale for the Project ..............................................................................8 Definition of Key Terms ...........................................................................10 Delimitations .............................................................................................12 Review of Relevant Literature ...................................................................15 Research Methodology .............................................................................17 Type of Research ......................................................................................17 Participants ................................................................................................17 Instrumentation .........................................................................................18 Data Collection .........................................................................................18 iii Data Analysis ............................................................................................18 Generalizability .........................................................................................19 Project Overview ......................................................................................19 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW FOR THE PROJECT .........................................21 Overview of the Chapter ............................................................................21 Biblical Foundations ..................................................................................23 Romans 1.16 ..............................................................................................24 Romans 9-11 ..............................................................................................33 Romans 11.25-27……………………………………………………...…36 Acts 13.46……………………………………………………………......40 Theological Foundations ............................................................................42 Historical Foundations ...............................................................................55 Missiological Foundations .........................................................................71 Research Design Literature …………………………………….…….….84 Summary of Literature ..............................................................................85 CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR THE PROJECT………………….87 Overview of the Chapter…………………………………………………87 Nature and Purpose of the Project .............................................................87 Research Questions ....................................................................................87 Research Question #1 ....................................................................87 Research Question #2 ....................................................................88 Research Question #3 ....................................................................89 Ministry Context(s) ....................................................................................90 iv Participants ................................................................................................91 Criteria for Selection .................................................................................91 Description of Participants .........................................................................91 Ethical Considerations ..............................................................................91 Instrumentation ..........................................................................................92 Pilot Test or Expert Review .......................................................................93 Reliability & Validity of Project Design ...................................................94 Data Collection ..........................................................................................95 Data Analysis .............................................................................................96 CHAPTER 4 EVIDENCE FOR THE PROJECT ..............................................................99 Overview of the Chapter ...........................................................................99 Participants ................................................................................................99 Research Question #1: Description of Evidence ....................................101 Research Question #2: Description of Evidence ....................................107 Research Question #3: Description of Evidence ....................................109 Summary of Major Findings ....................................................................115 CHAPTER 5 LEARNING REPORT FOR THE PROJECT ...........................................117 Overview of the Chapter .........................................................................117 Major Findings .........................................................................................117 First Finding .................................................................................117 Second Finding ..............................................................................119 Third Finding ................................................................................120 Fourth Finding…………………………………………………...121 v Fifth Finding………………………………………………….…122 Sixth Finding………………………………………….…………123 Seventh Finding………………………………………………….124 Ministry Implications of the Findings......................................................130 Limitations of the Study...........................................................................131 Unexpected Observations ........................................................................132 Recommendations ....................................................................................132 Postscript .................................................................................................134 APPENDIXES A. Introductory Letter to Participants……………………………….….136 B. Semi-Structured Interview Template…………………………….….137 C. Informed Consent Letter…………………………………………….138 WORKS CITED…………………………………………………………………...…...139 WORKS CONSULTED…………………………………………………………….….149 vi LIST
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