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Passing Over Easter: Constructing the Boundaries of Messianic Judaism »

Authors: Shoshanah Feher
ISBN-13: 9780761989523, ISBN-10: 0761989528
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Date Published: March 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Shoshanah Feher

Book Synopsis

Passing Over Easter is a compelling read for sociologists and anthropologists concerned with ethnic identity and the formation of new religious movements, students of Jewish and Evangelical traditions, and anyone interested in the contemporary American religious scene.

	About the Author	7
	Acknowledgments	9
Ch. 1	Exodus and Communion	13
Ch. 2	Boundaries, Threats, and Assimilation: The American Jewish Community in Relation to Messianic Judaism	25
Ch. 3	The History of Messianic Judaism: The Movement and the Congregation	43
Ch. 4	"Meshuganeh for the Lord": The Congregants of Adat haRuach	61
Ch. 5	Community Building: Tearing Down and Raising Ethnic Fences	75
Ch. 6	"The Only Thing I Do at Easter Is Passover": Ritual Worship in Constructing Community Boundaries	99
Ch. 7	Bringing Home the Bacon: Gender Expectations among Messianic Believers	117
Ch. 8	Looking toward the Future	137
App. A	Making Contact and Taking Part: Methodology	147
App. B	Interview Guide for Adat haRuach Congregants	155
App. C	Interview Guide for Jewish Organizations	161
	Notes	163
	References Cited	171
	Index	189
	Index of Authors Cited	203