Emphasis Preaching Journal

In his Resurrection of Jesus, Pinchas Lapide (pronounced PinSHAW LaPEED), an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and professor of New Testament studies, explains why he does not believe that Jesus was the Messiah. Nonetheless, Lapide is convinced that God did raise Jesus from the dead. Why would God resurrect Jesus? So that the essence of Judaism, Lapide contends, would be taken out into the world by Jesus' followers. Paul is a prime example of how Jesus' resurrection led persons to take the teachings of Jesus into foreign lands. But Jesus' resurrection does more than motivate evangelism.