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.
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.
