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Hebrew Gospel Resources
A special welcome to all visitors of Hebrew heritage! This page contains links to Bibles, stories and web sites written in Hebrew which tell about Jesus and His love for the Jewish people.
Many followers of Jesus are praying that God will continue to bless the Hebrew people, and some of the links on this page have information to help them learn more about the Hebrew language and culture.
Thank you for visiting. May the grace and peace of God be yours today!
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Publications About Jesus in the Hebrew Language
The Four Spiritual Laws explains God's plan of salvation in Hebrew.
God's Simple Plan of Salvation presents a simple one-page, Bible-based salvation tract in Hebrew."YESHUA IN THE TENACH" is an interesting article (written in English).
GotQuestions.org answers basic questions about Christianity in many languages including Hebrew. Thru the Bible, the classic five-year radio Bible study with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, is broadcast daily on the internet in Hebrew.
Hebrew Bibles
Hebrew Bibles online:
- Read the Hebrew Bible in parallel with English or other languages at Ethnic Harvest's Parallel Bible.
- The Unbound Bible offers 5 modern and ancient Hebrew Bibles.
- Hebrew Gospel Videos, Tracts and Other Resources
Modern Hebrew Bibles to purchase:
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- Hebrew New Testament (Modern Hebrew)
- Hebrew Bible - complete, with the Torah, The Ketuvim, The Neviem, and The Brit Chadasha (NT)
- New Testament in Hebrew (audio cassettes)
- Hebrew New Testament (audio cassettes) Narrated by Father Abraham Shmueloff
Ancient Hebrew Bibles to purchase:
- Hebrew Old Testament (Ancient Hebrew)
- Hebrew Bible (hardcover)(with modern Hebrew NT)
- Large print edition of the Hebrew Old Testament
- Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia with Greek New Testament (hardcover)
- The Interlinear Bible: Hebrew-Greek-English (Hardcover)
- JPS Hebrew/English Tanakh (Pocket Edition)
- Hebrew-English Hardcover Bilingual Old Testament The Letteris Hebrew text with the King James Version text in parallel columns (hardcover)
- Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Reference for Hebrew and Greek words
Find audio, online and print Bibles in 250 languages at Bibles in Your Language.
Background Info on the Hebrew People
According to the World Factbook, 5.8 million people live in Israel (2000 figures). The population is 80.1% Jewish (Europe/America-born 32.1%, Israel-born 20.8%, Africa-born 14.6%, Asia-born 12.6%) and 19.9% non-Jewish (mostly Arab) (1996 est.)
Hebrew is the official language, with Arabic used officially for Arab minority. English is the most commonly used foreign language.
Religion in Israel is reported to be 80.1% Jewish, 14.6% Muslim (mostly Sunni Muslim), 2.1% Christian, and other 3.2% (1996 est.)
The SIL Ethnologue reports that 4.6 million people worldwide speak Hebrew, including 63% of the population of Israel. Five percent of the population of Israel speak Yiddish.
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that over 144,000 people living in the U.S. spoke Hebrew in 1990, making Hebrew number 23 on the Top 50 Languages Spoken in the U.S.
One of the best introductions to the culture and customs of the people of Israel is the 4-page Culturegram published by Brigham Young University. You can download a 4-page pdf file for $4.
Information for Churches
Perhaps you've noticed that several Hebrew-speaking families have moved into your community. Your church would like to get acquainted with them and find ways to serve your new neighbors. But how can you begin?Begin by cultivating a loving heart, a listening ear, and the habit of prayer. Look for opportunities to learn about other cultures and develop skills for cross-cultural communication. There are lots of resources on this site, including the article "How to Start a Cross-Cultural Ministry," that can help you prepare to move forward in faith.
To order the Jesus Film, visit Jesusfilm.org. Or order by phone from Campus Crusade at 1-800-432-1997.
God's Story is an 80-minute video which presents the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. The video (and an audio version) are available in Hebrew.
The International School of Ministry offers affordable bible training in Hebrew . Their course in structured, taught by interdenominational Christian leaders, and available on audio tapes so your church can become a training center.
Bridges for Peace works to promote better Christian-Jewish understanding and support for Israel.
The web site for Christian Witness to Israel includes an article entitled, "Telling Jewish People about Jesus."
Jews for Jesus now has two sites: one for believers and one for those who don't believe in Jesus.
CJF publishes articles to "share the Gospel of Yeshua Hamashiach" and " teach the local church about its Jewish roots."
Recommended Reading
Messianic Judaism:
A Rabbis Journey Through Religious Change in America
by Carol Harris-Shapiro
Beacon Press, 2000Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus:
General and Historical Objections
by Michael L. Brown
Baker Book House, 2000
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