Jakob Jocz
Jakób Jocz, Ph.D., D. Litt.
October 14, 1906 - August 15, 1983
This archive was created to preserve the literary legacy of Jakób Jocz and make his works available to a wider audience.
Jakób Jocz, Ph.D., D. Litt. (October 14, 1906 - August 15, 1983) spent his life trying to bridge the gap between Christians and Jews. He believed that only a return to the Prophetic tradition through a relationship with Yeshua could satisfy Jewish spiritual hunger. With a foot in both camps, his works address both parties unequivocally.
Slavic names are not readily converted to English. Jakób’s name is pronounced Ya-cobe Yotch.
- Is It Nothing To You? 1940, 1941
- The Jewish People and Jesus Christ 1949, 1954, 1974
- Judaism and the State of Israel 1950
- Religion and the Gospel 1952
- A Theology of Election 1958
- The Connection Between the Old and the New Testament 1961
- The Spiritual history of Israel 1961
- Religion Without God 1964
- Christians and Jews: Encounter and Mission 1966
- The Jewish Christian Dialogue 1967
- Syncretism or Faith 1967
- The Covenant 1968, 1999
- The Jewish People and Jesus Christ After Auschwitz 1981
Books and Articles
The books, essays and articles listed below include all of the author’s major works.
A Theology of Election, 161 pages
Christians and Jews: Encounter and Mission, 36 pages
Is It Nothing To You? 44 pages
Judaism and the State of Israel, 23 pages
Religion and the Gospel, 16 pages
The Connection Between the Old and the New Testament, 11 pages
The Jewish People and Jesus Christ, 313 pages
The Jewish People and Jesus Christ After Auschwitz, 184 pages
The Spiritual History of Israel, 170 pages
Commentaries on the on the life and work of Jakób Jocz
What’s in a name?
While it can be confirmed that Joan’s middle name is Alice not Celia, dealing with Jocz family names is not so simple. Jakób’s mother’s name is variously recorded as Hannah, Chana or Anna. His father could be Bazyli or Basilius. This is explained by rendering names in different languages as well as by efforts during WW2 to mask origins. In general, documentation created for this site uses the names by which living family members knew them. Other contributors made different decisions.
Dr. Arthur Glasser (Fuller Theological Seminary) wrote a commentary on Dr. Jocz’s work in 1993.
A summary by Dr. Theresa Newell, CMJ, USA. Posted by permission of the author.
