Jews do not all speak with one voice on their views of Messianic Jews. Some view Messianic Jews as Christians masquerading as Jews, trying to convert Jews to Christianity. There are perceptions that are neutral, positive, and everything in between. While some view Messianic Jews as members of the Jewish community, others do not. In this video, Erik and Jonathan go over these perceptions and conclude by offering some takeaway messages for what the Messianic community should react to them. Introduction -  0:00   Negative Perceptions              Deceptive - 3:32        Not Jews - 7:25        Un-Jewish Beliefs - 12:15   Experiences of Messianic Jews - 15:46   Highly Negative Perceptions - 19:37    Violence - 23:04   Neutral Perceptions - 26:28   Positive Perceptions - 29:52   Erik's Takeaways (on the negative) - 40:32 Jonathan's Takeaways (on the positive) - 48:11 Document with the quotations The footage of Dr. Amy-Jill Levine's comments come from the following video -   Chosen People Ministries. "Topic 9: A Response To 'A Messianic Jewish Perspective on Luke-Acts' AJ Levine, Q&A with Mark Kinzer," Youtube.com, February 18, 2020 YouTube Video: "Israelis: What do you think of Messianic Jews?" YouTube Video: "12 Guidelines for Tough Conversations" Follow us on Social Media -    Facebook Instagram Music credit -  Ben Sound