Commentary Series: The Messianic Jewish Epistles E-Book (epub)

by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

Of the twenty-one epistles in the New Testament, five were written to Jewish believers dealing with their specific needs and issues in mind. There are things in these epistles applicable to all believers, but some are true only of Jewish believers. The epistles are Hebrews, James, I & II Peter, and Jude.

The first century Messianic Jewish community was faced with two major problems: persecution and false doctrine. To deal with the first problem of persecution, Hebrews, James, and I Peter were written. Persecution took place both within the Land of Israel and among the Jewish believers of the Diaspora, Diaspora - being a technical term for Jews living outside the Land of Israel (e.g., James 1:1; I Peter 1:1). The book of Hebrews was written from within the Diaspora in order to deal with the persecution of Jewish believers in the Land of Israel. The epistles of James and I Peter were written in order to deal with the persecution of Jewish believers in the Diaspora; James written from within the Land of Israel, and I Peter written from within the Diaspora itself.

To deal with the second problem of false doctrine, two other epistles were written: II Peter and Jude. Second Peter was written from one part of the Diaspora to Jewish believers in another part of the Diaspora. Jude was written from within the Land of Israel to Jewish believers in the Diaspora.

• Ebook for Kindle and Epub readers
• 478 pages
• Approximate download file size is 873KB

Faith Alone: The Condition of Our Salvation

by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

An exposition of the Book of Galatians and other relevant topics.

Exactly what must one do to receive eternal life? The answer should be easy for Bible believing followers of Messiah, but too many believers think they can and need to add to their salvation some kind of work. Salvation by grace through faith seems inadequate.

In Faith Alone, Arnold Fruchtenbaum expounds on the necessary condition of salvation. He compares the Law of Moses with the Law of Messiah and responds to those who contend that salvation is earned by works or obedience to the Law of Moses. By looking closely at Paul’s arguments in his letter to the Galatians, Dr. Fruchtenbaum expounds the truth that salvation is indeed by grace through faith alone.

“After 30 years of involvement with our Messianic movement, I know we need this book! Confusion exists regarding Law and Grace, and the message of Messiah’s Good News will be brought into clear focus for both Jewish and Gentile believers by this book.” — Mottel Baleston, Messianic Jewish Teacher

“The title of this book, Faith Alone: The Condition of our Salvation, reflects the 2000 year old battle still raging concerning the understanding of the relationship between faith and works. What are the conditions toward salvation? What role does faith and works employ towards ones’ salvation? Some have misunderstood the words of James and have erringly put him in opposition to Paul as concerning this fundamental teaching; Dr. Fruchtenbaum demonstrates that both of these New Testament writers spoke under the same Spirit. His exceptional linear exposition on this subject will clarify this deeply important doctrine.” — Jacques Isaac Gabizon, Pastor, Leader of Beth Ariel Messianic Congregation, Montreal, Quebec

Based upon Messianic Bible Studies: The Book of Galatians, The Law of Moses and the Law of Messiah, The Conditions of Salvation, and The Lordship of the Messiah (purchased here individually), this fully revised volume beautifully unifies the theme of “faith alone” from the book of Galatians and beyond, now with newly expanded material including answers to objections.

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Dimensions: 5.5” x 8.5”
• ISBN: 978-1-935174-45-5

God's Will, Man's Will

by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

The age-old antinomy still rages today. If people are really able to make moral, meaningful decisions, then somehow they must be able to act against God's will. But if people can act against God's will, then how can God be said to be sovereign? In other words, how can we be both free and predestined at the same time? Dr. Fruchtenbaum offers a balanced and biblical plea in this engaging study that examines the issues of God's sovereignty in relation to human responsibility.

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"
• ISBN: 978-1-935174-42-4

Ha-Mashiach: The Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures

by Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum, Th.M., Ph.D.

Ha-Mashiach: The Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures (formerly entitled Messianic Christology, now freshly reformatted with an updated introduction) is a study of prophecy concerning the First Coming of the Messiah. Dr. Fruchtenbaum works his way through the Hebrew Scriptures and shows from The Law, The Prophets, and The Writings how the revelation of the Messiah gradually progressed and built-up to reveal a magnificent picture of the Deliverer to come.

When the messianic expectations of Hebrew prophecy are fully understood, it becomes clear who alone can fulfill these requirements.

Do You Know?

• That Chavah (Eve) mistakenly thought she had given birth to the promised God-Man?
• That there are two distinct prophesies in Isaiah 7, one to the wicked king Ahaz and another to the whole house of David?
• That Daniel 9 is only one of seven prophesies that insist upon Messiah’s appearance on earth before a very significant historical event?
• That the covenant recorded in II Samuel 7 refers to a different person than the parallel passage in I Chronicles 17?
• Why Lamech believed his son was to be the Messiah?

Ha-Mashiach: The Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures is an absorbing study that will answer these and many more questions, strengthen your faith, bless your heart, and invigorate your worship of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Dimensions: 8.5” x 11”
• ISBN: 978-1-935174-33-2

Ha-Mashiach Study Guide (PDF)

This study guide was developed by Ann Burbridge for anyone who would like to use Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum's work Ha-Mashiach: The Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures in their quiet time, for their Sunday School classes, or in small groups and home fellowships. The study guide follows the outline of Ha-Mashiach. Page numbers mentioned in the study guide correspond to the page numbers in the book.

The study guide includes over one hundred questions, a quiz, and multiple challenging study suggestions.

• PDF Download: 74 pages
• Approximate download file size 5.50 MB

Ha-Mashiach Study Guide (Printout)

This study guide was developed by Ann Burbridge for anyone who would like to use Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum's work Ha-Mashiach: The Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures in their quiet time, for their Sunday School classes, or in small groups and home fellowships. The study guide follows the outline of Ha-Mashiach. Page numbers mentioned in the study guide correspond to the page numbers in the book.

The study guide includes over one hundred questions, a quiz, and multiple challenging study suggestions.

• 74 pages pre-printed on quality paper
• 3 hole punched ready for a binder.

ISRAELOLOGY: The Missing Link In Systematic Theology

by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

This groundbreaking work is the first to create an entire systematic theology of all that the Scriptures say in regard to the people of Israel. As such, Israelology fills a tremendously neglected void, while affecting nearly every other segment of systematic theology and directly addressing a crucial point of division in evangelical theology today.

Dr. Fruchtenbaum's masterful book, written over a 13-year period to earn his Ph.D. from New York University, exhaustively surveys every aspect of Israel's past, present and future from the perspective of four major schools of theology (postmillennialism, amillennialism, premillennialism, and dispensationalism). Its far-reaching conclusion is that only the last, with its clear distinction between Israel and the church, can, in fact, provide a systematized biblical doctrine of Israel. But even dispensationalists, while organizing every other major scriptural theme from ecclesiology to soteriology to eschatology, have failed to develop a systematic theology of one of the Bible's most integral subjects, Israel. Until now . . . Israelology pioneers a fully dispensational approach to this topic, proving that it is central to a proper systematic theology and, thus, critical in terms of issues such as Messiah's return, evangelism, anti-Semitism, and ultimately, God's entire agenda for Jews and Gentiles alike.

The Biblical Evangelist called Israelology a "tremendous, masterful book... Amillennialism, postmillennialism and other forms of Covenant Theology go up in smoke under the withering blaze of biblical light Fruchtenbaum places on them."

• Hardcover: 997 pages
• ISBN:978-1-935174-64-6

Jesus Was A Jew

by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

Who was Jesus of Nazareth? Controversy over the answer still rages today. Was Jesus simply a good teacher? Was he a well-meaning but confused religious reformer? Was he a disciple of another teacher? Regardless of your opinion, one overlooked fact is key: Jesus was a Jew. Looking for answers as to the real identity of Jesus, Arnold Fruchtenbaum, author of Jesus Was A Jew, embarked on his own personal search. He documents the opinions of many Jewish leaders. He deals with the Messianic hope. He also examines Jewish objections to Jesus honestly and with insight. Jesus Was A Jew contains interviews with almost 40 Jews — rabbis, homemakers, actors, hairdressers, and others from all walks of life — concerning what they believe about Jesus.

• Paperback: 141 pages
• ISBN: 978-1-935174-02-8

Man and Sin: Understanding Biblical Anthropology and Hamartiology

by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

Come and See is a multi-volume collection of Messianic Bible studies that covers all topics of systematic theology. Volume 6 of this series deals with Anthropology, the nature and origin of man, and Hamartiology, the doctrine of sin.

The author’s unique focus of looking at the Scriptures from a Messianic Jewish and dispensational perspective adds an intriguing dimension to these fields of systematic theology. The questions and study suggestions at the end of the chapters will challenge anyone who desires to dig deeper into the Word of God.

• Paperback, glossy: 217 pages
• Dimensions: 6" x 9"
• ISBN: 978-1-951059-91-0

Maps of Israel - Revised & Updated

The Historical and Geographical Maps of Israel and Surrounding Territories

by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

The revised 2018 edition includes added charts, tables, and pictures.  The text has been edited and the format is more reader friendly. Also, now in hardcover. 

One of the foremost authorities on the nation of Israel, Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum is a Messianic Jewish believer and the founder and director of Ariel Ministries. He majored in Historical Geography of Israel at both the American School of Holy Land Studies and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he lived during the Six-Day War.In 1989, he received his doctorate from New York University.

Having lived in Israel for three years, Dr. Fruchtenbaum's intensive study of the role of Israel in God's plan of redemption and his extensive knowledge of the history and geography of the land have made him a popular speaker, much in demand at Bible conferences and schools throughout the world.Since 1971, he has conducted more than forty extensive study tours, leading the participants through the entire land of Israel and the surrounding territories while teaching them from a biblical, historical, and geographical perspective.

Over the course of time, Dr. Fruchtenbaum developed this Bible atlas, and for decades, it has been used by the participants of his study tours on their journeys through Israel and the surrounding territories.This extensive resource features 97 full-cover maps of Israel, the Middle East, and the different empires that influenced the history of the Jewish people.The maps follow the chronology of the Scriptures as well as the post-biblical period and even Bible prophecy, leading the reader through millennia of history in the context of the geography of the Middle East.

This study tool will help you to explore the rich history and geography of Israel.It will strengthen your faith, equip you for your service, and deepen your love for the One who hold Israel in His hands.

• Hardcover
• 264 pages, full color maps and photographs.
• Dimensions: 9" x 11"
• ISBN: 978-1-935174-74-5

Sample Maps click below to preview:

• Old Testament — Map 34: Journeys of Elijah
• New Testament — Map 72: First Jewish Revolt 69-74 A.D.
• Eschatalogical — Map 96: The Campaign of Armageddon

Messiah Yeshua, Divine Redeemer: Christology from a Messianic Jewish Perspective

by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

C&S Volume 3: The Come and See series is a multi-volume collection of Messianic Bible Studies transcribed from Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum's original radio broadcasts. Each study is a solid foundation upon which you can stand or from which you can teach. The texts will edify you in your personal devotion or small group Bible study regardless of which topic you choose.

Volume 3 of Come and See is a comprehensive study of the Son of God. Dr. Fruchtenbaum's unique focus of looking at Yhua (Jesus) from a Messianic Jewish perspective adds a dimension to this field of systematic theology that is often missing in the church today. The author works his way through the Hebrew Scriptures and shows how the revelation of the Messiah gradually progressed to reveal a magnificent picture of the Deliverer to come. The study of the life of the Messiah and theologically relevant topics, such as the Incarnation and the Crucifixion, profits from this Jewish frame of reference as well. The questions and study suggestions at the end of the chapters will challenge anyone who desires to dig deeper into the Word of God.

• Paperback, glossy: 232 pages
• Dimensions: 6" x 9"
• ISBN: 978-1-935174-57-8

Ruach HaKodesh: God the Holy Spirit

Messianic Jewish Perspectives on Pneumatology

by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum

The Come and See series is a multi-volume collection of Messianic Bible Studies. Volume 4 of this series deals with pneumatology and is a comprehensive study of God the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh). The author's unique focus of looking at the third Person of the Trinity from a Messianic Jewish perspective adds an intriguing dimension to this field of systematic theology.

The study examines the Person of the Holy Spirit as well as His deity, works, and gifts. It offers extensive insight into typology and answers important questions, such as whether believers can sin against the Holy Spirit and if only people who "speak in tongues" are truly saved. The questions and study suggestions at the end of the chapters will challenge anyone who desires to dig deeper into the Word of God.

• Paperback, glossy: 214 pages
• Dimensions: 6" x 9"
• ISBN: 978-1-935174-82-0