Ignatz Lichtenstein
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Ignatz Lichtenstein | |
Ignatz Lichtenstein
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Born | 1824 Hungary |
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Died | October 16, 1909 |
Occupation | Chief Rabbi of Tápiószele Hungary (1857-1892) |
Children | Emanuel Lichtenstein, MD [1] |
Ignatz Lichtenstein[2] (1824 - October 16, 1909) was an Hungarian Orthodox Rabbi who wrote "pamphlets advocating conversion to Christianity while still officiating as a Rabbi."[3] Though he refused to be baptized into the Christian faith his whole life,[4] he ultimately resigned his rabbinate in 1892.[5] A biography of him appeared in the Methodist Episcopal missionary magazine The Gospel in All Lands in 1894[5] .The Jewish historian Gotthard Deutsch, an editor of the Jewish Encyclopedia, in an essay published 3 February 1916, mentions him in the course of refuting a claim by the Chief Rabbi of London that no rabbi had ever become a convert to Christianity.[3] Messianic Jews later mention him as an example of a turn of the 19th century "Jewish believer in Jesus." Speaking of his first contact with the gospel, he said: "I looked for thorns and gathered roses."[4]
[edit] Bibliography (German and English)
Catalogues of works authored by the Rabbi may make dubious attributions. Deutsch, for example, notes he is confused with a Rabbi Jehiel Lichtenstein (1831–1912) who worked for a missionary institute in Leipsic.[3]
Original German Works:[6]
- Der Talmud auf der Anklagebank durch einen begeisterten Verehrer des Judenthums [“The Talmud on the Dock by an Inspired Worshipper of Judaism”], Heft I (Budapest, 1886).
- Mein Zeugnis [“My Testimony”], Heft II (Budapest: Hornyánszky, 1886).
- Die Liebe und die Bekehrung [“Love and Conversion”], Heft III (Budapest, 1886).
- Judenthum und Christenthum [“Judaism and Christianity”], (Hamburg: A. Scheibenhuber, 1891?).
- Eine Bitte an die geehrten Leser [“An Appeal to Honored Readers”], (Budapest, 1893 or 1894).
- “‘Zwei Briefe’ oder ‘was ich eigentlich will’” [“‘Two Letters’ or ‘What I Really Wish’”], Saat auf Hoffnung 30 (1893), 9-36.
- “Das Blut Christi, ein Nachklang aus dem Midrasch Echa” [“The Blood of Christ, an Echo of Midrash Ekhah”], Saat auf Hoffnung 30 (1893), 229-32.
- Judenspiegel [“The Jewish Mirror”] (Vienna: L. Schoenberger, 1896).
- “Welche Anknüpfungspunkte findet die evangelische Verkündigung bei den Juden?” [“Which Connecting Factors do Protestant Doctrines find with Jewish Doctrines?”] in Gustaf Dalman (ed.), Die allgemeine Konferenz für Judenmission in Leipzig, abgehalten vom 6. bis 8. Juni 1895, (Leipzig,1896), 40-55. [Series: Schriften des Institutum Judaicum in Leipzig, No. 44-46]; later reprinted by “The Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel” in London as Begegnungspunkte zwischen Juden und Christen: Gesetz und Evangelium [“Points of Meeting between Jewish and Christian Doctrine: the Law and the Gospel”.] (London: H.C.T.I., 1902).
- “Ein Weihnachts- und Neujahrsgruß an alle Neugeborenen im Herrn” [“A Christmas and New Year Greeting to all the Born Again in the Lord”], Saat auf Hoffnung 36 (1899), 5-9.
- Ein Geheimniss aus dem Talmud [“A Secret from the Talmud”], (Vienna: L. Scnberger, 1900).
- “Ein Weihnachts- und Neujahrsgruß für die auserwählten Kinder des Lichtes” [“A Christmas and New Year Greeting for the Elect Children of the Light”], Saat auf Hoffnung 37 (1900), 35-40.
- “Ein Neujahrsgruß für die Neugebornen im Herrn zum Heilsjahre 1902” [“A New Year Greeting for the Born Again in the Lord in the Year, 1902”], Saat auf Hoffnung 39 (1902), 5-8.
Translations into English:[7]
- J. Lichtenstein. Judaism and Christianity (translated from the German by Margaret M. Alison) (Edinburgh: Morrison & Gibb, 1893). [Translation of 4.]
- An Appeal to the Jewish People (Translated by Mrs. [?] Baron). [London]: The Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel (H. C. T. I., 1894). [Translation of 5.]
- “Letter from Rabbi Lichtenstein,” The Jewish Era 4:4 (Oct. 1895), 76.
- ‘Two Letters’ or ‘What I Really Wish,’ (translated by Mrs. [?] Baron) (London: The Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel (H. C. T. I., 189?). [Translation of 6.]
- “What Connecting Links Does the Proclamation of the Gospel Find with the Jew?” [translated by Mrs. E. R. Kinglinger] The Jewish Era 5:1 (Jan. 1896), 1-3; 5:2 (April 1896), 37-42. [Translation of 9.]
- The Jewish Mirror (London: H. C. T. I., 1897). [Translation of 8.]
- The Points of Contact between Evangelical and Jewish Doctrine: An Address, Delivered at Leipsic [sic] (Translated from the German by Mrs. [David] Baron) (Northfield, England: H. C. T. I., 1897). [Translation of 9.]
- “A New Year’s Greeting to the Elect Children of Light,” The Jewish Era 7:2 (April 1898), 37-39.
- The Blood of Christ. H. C. T. I. (1903). [Translation of 7.]
- “A New Year’s Greeting from Rabbi Lichtenstein,” The Jewish Era 12:1 (Jan. 15, 1903), 1-3.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Two Letters; or, What I really Wish. (Translated by Mrs. Baron) Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel. 1887
- ^ also called Isaac Lichtenstein, due to a misunderstanding of his pen name, I. Lichtenstein.
- ^ a b c Deutsch, Gotthard (2005). Scrolls: Essays on Jewish History and Literature and Kindred Subjects V1 and V2. Kessinger Publishing, 118-119. ISBN 1417952172.
- ^ a b Gillet, Lev (2002). Communion in the Messiah: Studies in the Relationship Between Judaism and Christianity. James Clarke & Co., 206. ISBN 0227172256.
- ^ a b Smith, Eugene R. (1894). The Gospel in All Lands. New York: Hunt & Nation, 507-508.
- ^ “Introduction to Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein: Selected Writings” Jorge Quiñónez, (editor) Daniel Lancaster (co-editor). Keren Ahvah Meshihit 2006.
- ^ “Introduction to Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein: Selected Writings” Jorge Quiñónez, (editor) Daniel Lancaster (co-editor). Keren Ahvah Meshihit 2006.
[edit] External links
- Online Biography
- Introduction to The Collected Writings of Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein
- "An Appeal to the Jewish People" Online
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NAME | Lichtenstein, Ignatz |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lichtenstein, Isaac; Lichtenstein, I.; Lichtenstein, J. |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Orthodox Rabbi who, while still in office, became a believer in Yeshua (Jesus). |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1824 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hungary |
DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1909 |
PLACE OF DEATH |