Did Jesus Falsely Predict His Return?

A common argument against belief in Jesus within Jewish circles is the following: Jesus predicted his return within the lifetime of his original followers. Therefore, he was a false prophet.

The pertinent section of Scripture where this can be found is called the Olivet Discourse.

I'm reading through Dr. Michael L. Brown's "Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus: New Testament Objections", which is quite excellent. It includes a good answer to the posed problem. However, I would recommend R.C. Sproul's work on the question. He wrote a book called "the Last Days According to Jesus." Sproul takes the partial-preterist view.

He is currently broadcasting a radio series by the same name. You can find it online here. If this is an issue for you or if you love digging into Scripture, I highly recommend it.

I especially love the parallels between prophecies in the Tanakh and Y'shua's predictions that Sproul points out.