Messengers of the New Covenant, New Jersey
A Messianic Jewish Fellowship sharing Messiah Yeshua

Resources for Understanding the Scriptures,
Jewish and Christian History and Culture


Teaching Video DVD's and MP3's by Mottel Baleston
Each year Mottel teaches at the summer discipleship school of Ariel Ministries, Camp Shoshanah.
This program has trained hundreds of Jewish & Gentile believers in the Scriptures, as well as given
many an understanding of the place of the Jewish people in the plan of God. Three subjects are available:

MESSIANIC STUDIES IN GALATIANS
Over four and one half hours of solid Biblical teaching, recorded live during Camp Shoshanah 2005. A verse-by-verse 
exposition of the Book of Galatians and how it applies to believers today, as well as its' special value to Jewish believers. 
Professionally edited and divided into chapters corresponding to the teaching outline. Pop the DVD into your player and 
attend class when it's convenient for you! Move forward or backward through chapters to review lesson segments at anytime.
Available only as a set of DVD Videos.

ECCLESIOLOGY: THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH
Over nine hours of solid Biblical teaching, recorded live during Camp Shoshanah 2006. Professionally edited and divided into chapters 
corresponding to the teaching outline. Pop the DVD into your player and attend class when it's convenient for you! 
Move forward or backward through chapters to review lesson segments at anytime. This course discusses the definition, beginning, 
composition, foundation, purpose, and symbolic illustrations of the Universal Church as well as the definition, purposes, government, 
organization, leadership, ordinances, discipline, meeting, giving, and the role of women in the local church. Because of its importance for 
Messianic Jewish studies, the teacher will also show the distinction between Israel and the Church and 
the biblical basis for Messianic Congregations.
Available as a set of DVD Videos or MP3 Audio files on CD.

THE HOLOCAUST: HISTORY AND THEOLOGY
Over six hours of solid Biblical & Historical teaching, recorded live during Camp Shoshanah 2007. Professionally edited and divided 
into chapters corresponding to the teaching outline. Put the DVD into your player and attend class when it's convenient for you. 
Move forward or backward through chapters to review lesson segments at anytime.
This course covers the history of The Shoah, The Holocaust in Europe 1933-1945, and interprets it from a biblical perspective. 
This study incorporating Jewish history affirms the reliability of Scripture, augmenting and further explaining the Biblical narrative. 
It corrects misconceptions and prejudices regarding the Jewish people, as well as explains the Jewish opposition towards Christendom. 
Mottel Baleston's teaching gives life to Jewish heritage, culture, values, and discusses the influence of Jewish History 
upon Western History. The student will better understand the God of History and His unique relationship to His covenant people.
In this series, Mottel also relates the experiences of his Grandparents during the violent Pogroms that swept Europe 100 years ago.
The Holocaust: History and Theology Outline can be printed from the Ariel website and followed along with the teaching. 
This is the exact same outline that Camp Shoshanah students received during class.
Available as a set of DVD Videos or MP3 Audio files on CD.

These materials are only available through the Ariel Ministries Website, the link for their "Catalog" is in the upper right corner of their website:
www.Ariel.org


SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR JEWISH HISTORY

While this bibliography is short, all these books are in print, are the best in their field and readily available from Amazon.com, etc. Please keep in mind that most of these authors assume the traditional Jewish point of view that denies that Yeshua was the Messiah. As long as that caveat is kept in mind, much can be gained from their insights into Jewish history and culture. MB.

Collins, Larry and Lapierre, Dominique. O JERUSALEM. A very well written and engrossing overview of  the establishment of the State of Israel. Excellent photos.

Dimont, Max. JEWS, GOD AND HISTORY. A very readable complete overview from a mainstream Jewish author. Available in inexpensive paperback.

Fruchtenbaum, Arnold, G. HEBREW CHRISTIANITY: ITS THEOLOGY, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY.
A short but authoritative book by a Messianic Jewish Scholar. Available from Amazon.com or www.Ariel.org

Gilbert, Martin. ATLAS OF JEWISH HISTORY. Excellent maps, a must for your library.

Kollatch, Alfred. THE JEWISH BOOK OF WHY. An introduction to Rabbinical Judaism and it's practice.

Schurer, Emil. A HISTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN THE TIME OF JESUS. This is the abridged version (at 428 pages!), of Schurer's epic works.

Telushkin, Rabbi Joseph. JEWISH LITERACY. Highly acclaimed book of 346 short chapters, each one a "to the point" explanation of some crucial portion of Jewish history and practice. From a Traditional Jewish perspective.


INTERNET WEB SITES WITH SUBSTANTIAL JEWISH HISTORY CONTENT

www.JewishVirtualLibrary.org The Jewish Virtual Library, well done & comprehensive. Among the many resources here is the online version of "Myths & Facts", a guide to the Arab-Israel Conflict

www.JewishHistory.org.il   Encyclopedia style. One 'quirk' is that some Biographies are placed into alphabetical order by the subjects first name.

www.CJH.org  Center for Jewish History - 'Features' style, with archive access

www.MessianicAssociation.org - Features a historical timeline page of prominent Messianic Jewish believers


TOURS and TRAVEL to ISRAEL

We often are asked to recommend good groups with whom to tour in Israel. Your choice of Tour Operator will determine if you get to see and walk the genuine places that Messiah Yeshua walked and ministered, or if you spend most of your time in a huge tour bus being driven from fake sites to the overpriced tourist souvenir shop run by your bus driver's cousin and then back to your hermetically sealed Tourist Hotel. For many years Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum hosted 5 week study trips to Israel, these were considered the best study tours ever. Arnold now spends that time writing books, but during those trips he trained Arlie Francis to continue the tradition of a quality tour, and Arlie, through his firm Horizon Tours and Travel of San Antonio, Texas, now offers tours of Israel that are recommended by Dr. Fruchtenbaum. Contact Arlie at: Toll Free 1-888-700-8410, San Antonio local# 657-7120
www.horizontoursandtravel.com


Resources for Learning Hebrew

Here's a link to a page full of Links of Hebrew Language Learning Resources:
http://www.messianicdirectory.com/learnhebrew/learnhebrew.html

"Easy Hebrew" - Full course from Believers with booklets, CD's, lots more.   http://easyhebrew.com/

"Hebrew Made Easy" - Another Course   http://www.hebrewmadeeasy.com


More to come, stay tuned !

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