Jesus was a Jew. The writers of Scripture were Jews. The early churchemerged in a Jewish environment. So why the tension between Jews andChristians, and why have so few Jews come to believe in the Messiah? In "The Fig Tree Blossoms, "Paul Liberman uncovers the Jewish roots of theChristian faith and helps Gentile believers come to a deeper understandingof the historic issues that have fed Jewish suspicion of Christians andChristian prejudice toward Jews. But in these last days, Liberman writes, God is using the emerging Messianicmovement to bring many Jews into His kingdom and to awaken GentileChristians to their Jewish faith heritage.Instead of casting blame or assigning guilt, Liberman calls Gentile Christiansto embrace their Messianic brothers' and sisters' Jewish expressions of faithin much the same way Paul encouraged his fellow Jews to embrace Gentilebelievers who were entering the first century church. Discover how the "fig tree" the biblical symbol for the Jewish people isblossoming, and how many will come to enjoy its fruit. Paul Liberman became a believer in the Messiah in 1971. He was instrumentalin founding Messianic congregations in Washington, D.C., and San Diegoand co-led a congregation in Israel. For five years, he served as the ExecutiveDirector of the International Messianic Jewish Alliance and is currently Publisherof "The Messianic Times "newspaper, a board member of MAOZ, Inc.(Israel), and President of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America."
