David Baron (Messianic Leader)

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David Baron
Born	1857
Died	1926
Occupation	Co-founder of Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel, Author, and Public Speaker.

Persondata
NAME	Baron, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Hebrew-Christian and Christian Missionary to Jews, and an author of several books.
DATE OF BIRTH	1857
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	1926
PLACE OF DEATH

David Baron (1857-1926) was a Jewish convert to the Christian faith. He, together with co-founder CA Schönberger, began the Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel missionary organization, in London, with the purpose of converting Jews to Hebrew Christianity, and/or Messianic Judaism. In addition to writing several books, he also contributed articles to the periodical The Scattered Nation. He was a leader in the Messianic Jewish and Hebrew Christian movements of the Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment) period in Europe.

[edit] Works by David Baron

• Rays of Messiah's Glory (1886)
• The Jewish Problem - Its Solution or, Israel's Present and Future (1891)^[1]
• The Ancient Scriptures and the Modern Jew (1900)^[2]
• A Divine Forecast of Jewish History. A Proof of the Supernatural Element (1905)
• Types, Psalms, and Prophecies: Being a Series of Old Testament Studies. (1906)
• Israel's Inalienable Possessions: The Gifts and the Calling of God Which are Without Repentance (1906)^[3]
• The Shepherd of Israel and His scattered flock; a solution of the enigma of Jewish history. (1910)
• History of the Ten Lost Tribes: Anglo-Israelism Examined (1915)
• The Visions and Prophecies of Zechariah (1918)
• The Servant of Jehovah: The sufferings of the Messiah and the Glory that Should Follow. An Exposition of Isaiah LIII. (1922)
• The History of Israel: Its Spiritual Significance (19—)^[4][5]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Original publication date for the first printing of this work, see British Library Integrated Catalogue
2. ^ Original publication date for the first printing of this work, see British Library Integrated Catalogue
3. ^ The source printing lacked a publication date in the Title page and Verso. This date was determined using copyright records from the British Library Integrated Catalogue
4. ^ A WorldCat search indicates the original lacked a publication date, as indicated by the notation [n.d.] in the listings. A 1925 edition listed in the British Library Integrated Catalogue may prove to be a reprint.
5. ^ A reprint has been published by Keren Ahvah Meshihit increasing the likelihood of a Public Domain original.