Yeshua: The Life of Messiah from a Messianic Jewish Perspective (4 vols.)

In the first volume of this multi-volume commentary on the Gospels, Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum begins his detailed exegesis of the life of the Messiah by providing in-depth background information on the Second Temple period. He then covers the birth, childhood, and adolescence of Yeshua up to the point when He begins His public ministry.

The second volume opens with the beginning of Yeshua’s public ministry. It analyzes the role His miracles were to play as signs to Israel - to bring the Jewish people to the point of decision about His Messianic claims and proclamations. The work moves on to dealing with Yeshua’s authority over, conflict with, and repudiation of Pharisaic Judaism, which led to the rejection of His Messiahship. It is in this context that a specific generation of Israel became guilty of the unpardonable sin. This is followed by Yeshua’s new focus on the training of His disciples for the work they would need to conduct in light of the rejection - the kind of work they would be performing in the book of Acts. This volume concludes with Yeshua’s journey to Jerusalem in preparation for the Feasts of Tabernacles.

In the third volume, Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum delves into the last six-month period of the life of Messiah, from the Feast of Tabernacles to the agony of Gethsemane. During this time, the multitudes began to accept the Pharisees explanation that Yeshua was able to perform unique miracles because He was demon possessed. The volume covers the third messianic miracle the healing of a man born blind. It moves on to the most extensive prophetic discourse of the King and to the observance of the last Passover. The work concludes with the agony of Gethsemane, during which Yeshua fought one of His greatest spiritual battles, as Satan made one more attempt to keep Him from the cross.

In the fourth volume, Dr. Fruchtenbaum meticulously analyzes Messiah’s final days, beginning with His arrest and culminating in His ascension. As he did in the previous volumes, the author places the events in chronological order. The basis of this order is the Gospel accounts themselves and what is known about first-century Jewish culture through historical and rabbinical records. The work also includes a collection of sequels from the books of Acts and Hebrews, and other relevant writings. Additionally, this volume contains an epilogue which surveys the history of the Messianic movement, thus concluding this comprehensive work on the life of Messiah from a Jewish perspective.