The listing of these resources is not an endorsement of everything written by the authors, the content contained within their works, or the methodologies they advocate.
If you’re wondering which books to start with, check out the ones that have been bolded.
Jewish History, Antisemitism, and The Church
Abandoned, Stan Telchin
Anguish of the Jews, Edward Flannery
Antisemitism: Here and Now, Deborah E. Lipstadt
Constantine’s Sword, James Carroll
Did Jew Know?: A Handy Primer on the Customs, Culture & Practice of the Chosen People, Emily Stone
First the Jews: Combating the World’s Longest-Running Hate Campaign, Rabbi Evan Moffic
GenerationJ, Lisa Schiffman
The Gift of the Jews, Thomas Cahill
How to Fight Anti-Semitism, Bari Weiss
Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn, Daniel Gordis
Our Hands Are Stained with Blood, Michael Brown
Walking The Bible, Bruce Feiler
Why?: Explaining The Holocaust by Peter Hayes
Why the Jews?: The Reason for Antisemitism, Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin
Why The Jews Rejected Jesus, David Klinghoffer
Christian Spirituality Through Jewish Eyes
A Baptist Among The Jews, Mary Blye Howe
The Bible Jesus Read, Philip Yancey
Celebrate the Feasts, Martha Zimmerman
Christianity Is Jewish, Edith Schaffer
The Feasts of the Lord, Kevin Howard and Marvin Rosenthal
The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi, Robby Gallaty
Girl Meets God, Lauren Winner
God’s Appointed Times & God’s Appointed Customs, Barney Kasdan
The Gospel According To Moses, Athol Dickson
How Jewish Is Christianity, Edited by Louis Goldberg
In The Shadow of the Temple, Oskar Skarsaune
The Jesus Creed, Scot McKnight
The Jesus I Never Knew (“Background: Jewish Roots and Soil”), Philip Yancey
Jesus The Jewish Theologian, Brad Young
Jew In The Pew, Jenny Berg Chandler
Jewish Backgrounds of the New Testament, J. Julius Scott, Jr.
Jewish New Testament Commentary, David Stern
Kosher Jesus, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
The Jews in the Time of Jesus, Stephen M. Wylen
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Alfred Edersheim
Listening to the Language of the Bible, Lois Tverberg with Bruce Okkema
Meet The Rabbis: Rabbinic Thought and the Teachings of Jesus, Brad Young
Moments & Days: How Our Holy Celebrations Shape Our Faith, Michelle Van Loon
Mudhouse Sabbath, Lauren Winner
Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith, Marvin Wilson
Paul The Jewish Theologian, Brad Young
The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation, Brad Young
Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus: How a Jewish Perspective Can Transform Your Understanding, Lois Tverberg
The Real Kosher Jesus, Michael Brown
Sabbath, Dan Allender
Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith, Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg
That The World May Know (video series), Ray Vander Laan
Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus, Lois Tverberg
Walking In the Footsteps of Jesus, Wayne Stiles
What Every Christian Needs To Know About The Jewishness of Jesus, Rabbi Evan Moffic
What Every Christian Needs To Know About Passover, Rabbi Evan Moffic
Yeshua Matters, Jacob Fronczak
Zoe Discovers Passover for Easter (Children’s Book), Rene Annette Wallace
Must See Films
Covenant and Controversy: The Great Rage, Produced by FAI (2015)
Covenant and Controversy: City of the Great King, Produced by FAI (2016)
Fiddler On The Roof (1971)
Promised Land: Israel Through The Eyes of Surfers, Produced by Walking On Water (2012)
Schindler’s List (1993)
Christian Doctrine & Apologetics
Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Michael L. Brown
Betrayed!, Stan Telchin
The Case For Christ, Lee Strobel
Engaging with Jewish People, Randy Newman
Jesus Was A Jew, Arnold Fructenbaum
Messiah In The Old Testament, Walter Kaiser
Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts The Way Jesus Did, Randy Newman
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, Tim Keller
Tactics: A Game Plan For Discussing Your Christian Convictions, Gregory Koukl
What Do Jewish People Think About Jesus?, Michael Brown
Great Books About Jesus
Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus, John Eldredge
The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey
Who is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus, John Ortberg