Dr. Bosch is a Biblical apologist who has been researching the Mormon faith while living in Utah for the past ten years.

Jews and Mormons is an example of two religious paradigms based on distinctly different presuppositions, using "same words with different meanings," and George Orwell's "doublethink" (which he defines as "the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them") while attempting to initiate Jewish-Mormon dialogue.

The book is a none confrontational cursory introduction of the [modern] Jewish and Mormon faiths. Rabbi William J. Leffler and the Mormon High Priest Frank J. Johnson have provided a general overview of their respective faiths. The authors' treatment of the subject refrains the book from being an apologetic treatise. It is a simple overview of the Jewish and Mormon faiths without discussing in-depth particulars involving theological defenses.

The reader is left questioning the age-old paradox of inclusiveness or exclusiveness and faith correctness. That is, is it possible for two faith paradigms that allege to be true, based on distinctly different presuppositions, be true? If one were to apply the principles of logic to decide the likelihood of a faith being true, one might think: if two religious traditions professing to be teaching the truth hold contradicting positions about the particulars, either one religious tradition is true and the other is false or both may be false. However, two contradicting positions professing to be true cannot be true. If nothing else, reading this book reminds the reader to differentiate between "engineered" communities of faith and true faith.

Both authors spend many years writing to each other sharing opinions about their religions. Finally, after all these years, they decided to share their opinions with the rest of the world.

Some people would say that the relationship between Mr. Johnson and Mr. Leffler could not be classified as friendship. Some might even consider them to be opponents, like two tennis players on the opposite sides of a court. But I would call them friends because deep down inside they are very much alike, even though they might never admit it. And this relationship between them is what makes this book so interesting.

This is an excellent primer for anyone who wishes to know where these two great world religions are coming from. Is Mormonism Christian? The reader will find out. What is its connection with ancient Israel? There are many surprises on this score. The text is very readable and the differences and similarities between the two religions are clearly spelled out. The book is quite unique in having as authoritative authors both a Mormon and a Jew who were college roommates and remain goods friends despite their religious differences.