The
Biblical Holidays
by Donald Ratcliff, Ph.D.
For several years my family and I have been studying and celebrating Jewish holidays, adding messianic aspects that are latent in the biblical record and Jewish sources on the topic. We also have several friends who have discovered the riches of these special days. This page is a summary of some of our explorations and those of others we have found on the internet.
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Children Celebrating the Biblical Holidays 5 min 11 sec
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Highlights
from a Passover Seder (1995) 4 min 49 sec
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My wife, Brenda, has presented seminars and classes on the topic--her notes and study guides can be an invaluable guide for teaching your children or your church about this important topic.
Her web page is located at: www.brenda.ratcliffs.net/roots.htm
My friend, Rev. Steve Eastman, has several handouts on the Jewish holidays, and a paper on the creating covenant families. He has conducted seminars on this subject and led messianic/Christian seders for a number of churches and pastoral groups.
His web page is located at: www.ratcliffs.net/eastman/
Additional Messianic/Christian Resources on the Feasts and Festivals
Messianic Jewish Search Engine--A broad-based search engine of a wide variety of messianic Jewish resources.
En-Gedi Resource Center--Valuable resources related to Christianity and Judaism
A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays (Robin Scarlata Sampson)--One of the best and most complete resources we have found on messianic/Christian family-oriented applications of the Jewish holidays.
Eddie Chumney has several books related to the Jewish holidays--all written from a messianic/Christian perspective--hundreds of pages of material that can be downloaded, as well as links to numerous other web pages.
Jews for Jesus has dozens of web pages related to the Jewish holidays.
These sites also provide useful resources:
If you know of other web pages on messianic/Christian adaptations of Jewish holidays, please drop me a note at don@ratcliffs.net and we may add them to this list.
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updated 12-20-07