Roy H. Schoeman (born in 1951 in New York City) is a Catholic and author who has converted from

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to the

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. Due to his decision of faith, he gave up a career in the field of economics and is now devoted to the

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Life

Roy Schoeman's Jewish parents fled from

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to New York, where he was born and grew up. He received his Jewish education from non-Orthodox rabbis such as Arthur Hertzberg and Arthur Green, who taught at a "non-denominational" rabbinical college in the United States. The charismatic-Hasidic rabbi

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also influenced him. He studied at the

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(MIT) and

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, where he received an MBA magna cum laude and lectured on marketing. In retrospect, he describes his childhood and youth as very religious, but he left this belief behind in the course of his career. He also speaks of a growing feeling of senselessness despite his success. He attributes his devotion to Christianity to the influence of apparitions of the Virgin Mary. He counts the Carthusian priest Marcellin Theeuwes among his Christian teachers.''Danksagung'', S. 9f., und ''Nachwort'', S. 299–304, in: ''Das Heil kommt von den Juden'' (2007). Today he gives lectures and appears as a conference speaker and on television shows in Christian media.

Religious theses

In his work ''The Salvation comes from the Jews'', Schoeman has detailed his views on the role of Judaism in Christian salvation history. He sees in Christianity the completion of Judaism and therefore invites Jews to become Jewish Christians and thereby to continue to cultivate Jewish culture. In the

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he suspects diabolic influence and entertains the interpretation that this suffering is expiatory in preparation for the coming return of Christ (

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). He also traces the influence of

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ideas on Arab rulers and warns of the influence of Muslim

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Praise and criticism

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praised Schoeman's book, ''Honey from the Rock'': Schoeman's statements on the mission to the Jews were also criticized from various sides. Though Schoeman's statements are philosemitic, he has also been criticized by Jews for his interpretation of Judaism.

Publications

* Role of Judaism in salvation history, Steubenville, Ohio: Franciscan University of Steubenville, 2004. * Salvation Is from the Jews, Ignatius Press, 2004, , German: Salvation comes from the Jews. God's plan for his people (Augsburg 2007). * https://web.archive.org/web/20071029044625/http://www.christenundjuden.org///de/?item=589 * Honey from the rock. Sixteen Jews Find the Sweetness of Christ, Ignatius Press, 2007, . * Judaism: from the Catholic perspective, London: Catholic Truth Society, 2008, .

References

External links

Schoemans Homepage salvationisfromthejews.com

Channel
on YouTube * ''"Jews Demand Signs" An Interview with Roy Schoeman by Carl E. Olson'' (2007), o
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