Project Gutenberg 2010-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 313 Park, John Ranicar 1778 1847 Park, J. R. (John Ranicar) An Amicable Controversy with a Jewish Rabbi, on The Messiah's Coming With an Entirely New Exposition of Zechariah, on the Messiah's Kingdom "An Amicable Controversy with a Jewish Rabbi, on The Messiah's Coming" by J. R. Park, M.D. is a theological commentary written in the early 19th century. This work engages in a dialogue regarding the nature of the Messiah and prophetic interpretations, particularly examining the Book of Zechariah from both Christian and Jewish perspectives. It presents arguments for understanding the Messiah as a spiritual figure rather than a temporal ruler, and seeks to challenge conventional interpretations prevalent among Jewish scholars. The opening of the book introduces the author's intent to illuminate what he perceives as misinterpretations of prophetic texts concerning the coming of the Messiah. Park outlines his perspective that traditional exegeses have focused too narrowly on political and literal interpretations, leading to confusion regarding the prophecies' true meanings. He emphasizes the necessity of reassessing these prophecies through a spiritual lens, arguing that this shift in understanding can resolve many existing difficulties within the texts regarding their fulfillment and significance. The section sets up an intellectual debate between Park and a Jewish rabbi, indicating a thorough exploration of their differing views on prophecy and the nature of the Messiah's kingdom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Messiah -- Prophecies Bible. Zechariah -- Commentaries Millennium (Eschatology) BS Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Religion/Spirituality 357393 2025-06-14T05:41:01.366318 text/html 369595 2010-11-03T11:12:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 101907 2010-11-03T11:12:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 209887 2025-06-14T05:41:11.624752 application/epub+zip 216791 2025-06-14T05:41:05.918799 application/epub+zip 824515 2010-11-03T11:13:18 application/pdf 231118 2010-11-03T11:13:18 application/pdf application/zip 173781 2025-06-14T05:41:04.258297 application/epub+zip 514287 2025-06-14T05:41:15.658762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465487 2025-06-14T05:41:10.482720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71652 2022-09-15T14:14:14.023358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252101 2025-06-14T05:41:00.558336 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 253093 2020-06-16T18:44:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 88250 2020-06-16T18:44:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 291658 2010-11-03T11:13:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91516 2010-11-03T11:13:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 291653 2010-11-03T11:13:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91500 2010-11-03T11:13:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26385 2025-06-14T05:41:15.814695 application/rdf+xml 267655 2010-11-03T11:13:18 application/prs.tei 25880 2025-06-14T05:41:04.847264 image/jpeg 4605 2025-06-14T05:41:04.549271 image/jpeg 89296 2010-11-03T11:13:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 206945 2025-06-14T05:41:01.393289 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog