웨슬리 테이버 Wesley Tabor

Wes joined American Messianic Fellowship in 1975 and married Lori Currie in 1976. Together they participated in AMF. He earned his M.Div. degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Wes now represents AMF International in conferences and seminars, as well as to give Messiah in the Passover presentations.

I. Introduction

A. Illustration: Sarah, reaching Hasidic Jews in NYC's diamond trade|
B. Jewish people "familiar strangers"
1) Familiar from Bible stories
2) Few Christians have dose relationships with Jewish people

II. Attitudinal barriers to witnessing to Jewish people

A. Some simply overlook them
B. Some believe God is finished with them (“used to be God's people")
C. Some think Jewish people don't need to believe in Jesus (dual covenant)|
D. Some have tried to witness, without success

III. Theological framework for Jewish evangelism 

A. Israel: a unique people
B. Israel: a spiritually needy people
1) Scriptural support
    a. John 14:6
    b. 1 John 5:12
    c. Rom 10:1-4
    d. Rom l1:25-28
2) Contemporary evidence •

IV. Practical considerations

A. What Judaism teaches
B. Missing: substitutionary atonement (see L' Chaim tract)
C. Answering Jewish objections (intellectual/emotional; theological/historical)
1) God has no son
2) Jesus didn't bring peace
3) Where was God when six million died?
4) Christians hate Jews
5) I was born a Jew, I’ll die a Jew

V. Question and answer time