The Hebraic New Testament

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Hebraic Teachings in the New Testament
Yeshua, a Jewish Rabbi, taught his talmidiym (students/disciples) from a very Hebraic perspective.

The Living Words, Vol 1
A study of Hebrew words from the Old and New Testament.

Semitic Origins of the New Testament

The New Testament, or B'riyt HaHhadashah in Hebrew, was written by Hebrews, for Hebrews, in an Hebraic Culture. In order to truely understand the New Testament it must be understood through its original Hebraic context. While the only manuscripts known to exist are in Greek (with the possible exception of the book of Matthew) the evidence suggests that much of it was originally written in Hebrew and afterwards translated into Greek.

	Archaeological Evidence: Disoveries in the land of Israel is showing that Hebrew was the langauge of Israel during the Second Temple Period.

	Jewish perception of the Greek language and culture: Jewish writings reflecting their view of Greek.

	Semitic origins of the Book of Matthew: Quotes from the "Church Fathers" concerning the Hebrew original of the book of Matthew.

	Hebrew Words: A selection of Hebrew words found in the Greek translation of the New Testament.

	Hebrew in First Century CE Israel: Modern studies in linguistics has proven that Hebrew was the language of Israel in the first century.

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