Luther and the Jews: Putting Right the Lies

Luther and the Jews: Putting Right the Lies is a timely and important contribution to the debate about the legacy of the Protestant Reformation. It brings together two topics that sit uncomfortably: the life ministry and impact of Martin Luther and the history of Jewish-Christian relations to which he made a profoundly negative contribution. As a Messianic Jew Richard Harvey considers Luther and his legacy today and explains how Messianic Jews have a vital role to play in the much-needed reconciliation not only between Protestants and Catholics but also between Christians and Jews in order for Luthers vision of the renewal and restoration of the church to be realized. A fascinating account of Luther and the Jews which seeks to provide a thought-provoking framework for reconciliation between Christians and the Jewish people. --Dan Cohn-Sherbok Emeritus Professor of Judaism University of Wales Prepare to be shocked. Prepare to be grieved. Prepare to be challenged to the core. . . . Harveys timely book exposes with documented clarity the horrid truth of what Luther thought said preached and wrote. . . . But Harveys . . . goal is much higher. . . . As a man of peace he records also the efforts that have been made by Lutheran communities to confront and repent of this part of Luthers legacy . . . and as a devoted follower of Yeshua . . . he longs for the deepest reconciliation that the one Lord of Jew and Gentile died and rose again to accomplish. --Christopher J. H. Wright Langham Partnership Richard Harvey is a British Jewish believer in Jesus (Yeshua). He taught Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies at All Nations Christian College UK is a past president of the International Messianic Jewish Alliance and is now a Senior Researcher with Jews for Jesus. He is author of Mapping Messianic Jewish Theology (2009).