Based on Jesus’ words to the Samaritan woman ‘Salvation is from the Jews’ (John 4:22), the book traces the role of Judaism and the Jewish people in God's plan for the salvation of mankind, from Abraham through the Second Coming, as revealed by the Catholic faith and by a thoughtful examination of history. It will give Christians a deeper understanding of Judaism, both as a religion in itself and as a central component of Christian salvation.
The book is scholarly, with many biblical and non-biblical quotations, data from history (especially relating to the Nazi persecution) and several accounts of the experiences of other Jews who accepted Catholicism: the Rev. Lehman brothers, Rabbi Zolli, Edith Stain, Alphonse Ratisbonne, Charlie Rich and himself. He does not like to talk about ‘conversion’ since he contends that becoming a Catholic is for him the culmination of his being a Jew: accepting that God has fulfilled His promise and sent the Messiah. Areas addressed in the book include: the Messianic prophecies in Jewish scripture; the anti-Christian roots of Nazi anti-Semitism; the links between Nazism and Arab anti-Semitism; the theological insights of major Jewish converts; and the role of the Jews in the Second Coming.
It is of notable interest his arguing with proofs and quotations against the theory that Nazi persecution of the Jews was founded on Christian prejudices. He contends that Nazism was a falling back into old German paganism and that Nazis always saw the Church as their enemy. In some moments there is some personal speculation like when he writes on the role of the conversion of the Jews and the Parusia. He makes it clear that this is not presenting the Magisterium of the Church (which he obediently follows) but he is offering his private interpretation in areas where it is lawful for a Christian to do so. It is, in fact, a book worth reading and a recommendable one.
C.A. (India, 2016)