The Fellowship of Christian Testimonies to the Jews (FCTJ) was formed in the 1950s by Fred Kendal, founder of a Jewish mission called Israel's Remnant and Emil Elbe as a Christian mission to Jews.[1][2] In 1975 the body condemned the Messianic Judaism movement.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
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edit- ^ Rich Robinson, Rich Robinson and Naomi Rothstein The Messianic movement: a field guide for evangelical Christians p56 - 2005 p198 "JEWISH MISSIONS UMBRELLA GROUPS The Fellowship of Christian Testimonies to the Jews (FCTJ) was formed in the early 1950s by Fred Kendal and Emil Elbe. Kendal was General Director and founder of a Jewish mission called Israel's Remnant "
- ^ Missions U.S.A. Earl Parvin - 1985 "The Fellowship of Christian Testimonies to the Jews was established with four objectives: 1. To promote fellowship in order to improve, strengthen, harmonize, and expand the ministries of the individual and collective membership in the ..."
- ^ Peter J. Tomson, Doris Lambers-Petry The image of the Judaeo-Christians in ancient Jewish and Christian p292 2003 "From outside the movement hostile criticism of Messianic Judaism was voiced by such bodies as the Fellowship of Christian Testimonies to the Jews. At their annual conference from 16 to 19 October 1975 a resolution was passed condemning ..."
- ^ Dan Cohn-Sherbok Messianic Judaism 2000 p68 "From outside the movement hostile criticism of Messianic Judaism was voiced by such bodies as the Fellowship of Christian Testimonies to the Jews (FCTJ). At their annual conference from 16 to 19 October 1975 a resolution was passed ..."
- ^ Yaakov Shalom Ariel Evangelizing the chosen people: missions to the Jews in America, 2000 p232 "It read: Inasmuch as many within the modern movement of Messianic Judaism publicly declare themselves to be a fourth branch of Judaism, we of the Fellowship of Christian Testimonies to the Jews at our annual meeting held at America's ..."
- ^ The Jewish spectator: 40-41 School of the Jewish Woman (New York, N.Y.) - 1975 "In October 1975 the Fellowship of Christian Testimonies to the Jews, composed of representatives of the independent Jewish missions, passed this resolution of condemnation : Inasmuch as a segment of the modern movement of Messianic ..."
- ^ Eugene V. Gallagher, W. Michael Ashcraft Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America: African 2006 p199 "Their initial reaction is epitomized by that of the Fellowship of Christian Testimonies (FCTJ) to the Jews, the umbrella organization of missions to the Jews at the time. In the missionaries' eyes, Messianic Judaism represented ..."
- ^ David A. Rausch Communities in conflict: evangelicals and Jews 1991 "Messianic Judaism is Old Hat," AMF Monthly 80 (November and December 1975). On October 18, 1975, the Fellowship of Christian Testimonies to the Jews concluded: "BE IT RESOLVED, therefore, that the FCTJ stand apart from and in ..."