The New Testament (or "B'rit HaChadashah" in Hebrew) was written by Jewish followers of Yeshua (Jesus). The text is Hebraic in nature and best understood from this perspective. These books do not focus on doctrine but the historical background and Hebraic nature of the New Testament.

These are books that provide a background to the Hebrew characters and events of the New Testament.

The writers of the New Testament were Jews who lived and thought from a Jewish background. Many times the New Testament can only be understood from this perspective. The books here help to explain the Jewish background to the many stories and events.

The concept of a Messiah (Christos in Greek and Christ in English) is a Jewish concept and best understood from their perspective. These books explain the background to the Messiah as well as describing Yeshua from a Jewish perspective.

As the New Testament is written from an Hebraic perspective, it must be read through their eyes and even their language. These books are helpful in explaining the Hebraic background of the New Testament.

With only a few exceptions, the New Testament survives today in the Greek language. These are books that teach or explain the Greek texts of the New Testament.

Just as their are many different traditions and translations for the Hebrew text of the Tenach/Old Testament, their are different traditions and translations of the New Testament. Included here are ancient translations and modern translations, Greek Bibles and Interlinears and translations from a Jewish perspective.

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The Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha: A translation of the new Testament from a Jewish perspective and restoring the Hebraic origins of the New Testament.

The Jewish New Testament: Why is this New Testament different from all other New Testaments? Because the Jewish New Testament expresses its original and essential Jewishness.

Jewish New Testament Commentary, A Companion Volume to the Jewish New Testament: Drawing on years of research, Dr. Stern relates the New Testament text to the "Tanakh" ("Old Testament"), to the historical setting, to rabbinic materials and to Christian theology.

Hebrew Gospel of Matthew: The Hebrew text of Shem Tov's Matthew with an English translation and notes comparing the text to other Hebrew versions of Matthew and the Greek.

Hebrew New Testament: A Hebrew translation of the Greek New Testament.

Interlinear Parallel New Testament in Greek and English: Including the NASB and NIV translations in the columns.

Word Study Greek-English New Testament : Includes Greek concordance and dictionary.

The Complete Word Study New Testament: Includes Greek language and grammratical aids and a concordance and dictionary.

Ancient Syriac Hebrew Bilingual New Testament:

James, Brother of Jesus - Key to Unlocking the Secrets of Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls: A biography of Jeames based on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the New Testament and other first century documents.

Josephus and the New Testament: Josephus was a contemporary of the writers of the New Testament whose writings assist the New Testament student with historical and cultural context to the New Testament writings.

New Testament and Rabbinic Judaism : Details the Jewish background to the New Testament and its relationship to Judaism.

The Hebrew Yeshua vs. the Greek: A Kairite Jews perspective of Yeshua, first century Judaism and the Shem Tov copy of the Hebrew Matthew.

The Life and Times of Jesus Messiah: This book details the Jewish background the Yeshua (Jesus) and the concept of a "Messiah".

Jesus the Jewish Theologian:

Yeshua: A Guide to the Real Jesus and the Original Church

Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus - New Insights from a Hebraic Perspective: A look at the meaning of the Hebrew words used by Yeshua (Jesus) behind the Greek translation for proper interpretation.

Essays on the Semitic Background of the New Testament : Examing the Semitic origins of New Testament Passages.

Our Father Abraham, Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith: Anyone interested in learning about the Jewish background to the New Testament will not find a better book that Marvin Wilson's "Our Father Abraham".

The Parables, Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation The Parables of the New Testament were created within a Jewish culture. One cannot understand the parables from a Christian perspective. Only by understanding the Jewish background can the parables be properly understood.

Paul the Jewish Theologian, A Pharisee among Christians, Jews, and Gentiles: Because Paul was raised and educated in Jewish tradition only through an understanding of Jewish tradition can Paul be really interpreted. While this book is more theological than Hebrew language oriented it does provide a look into Jewish Hebrew tradition which provides a Semitic background to the New Testament.

Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospel, A Message for Christians: The New Testament, in particular, the gospels were written by Jews and for Jews. These Jewish men were raised in the Jewish religion and culture and a proper understanding of the New Testament can only come through the eyes of a first century Jew.

The Complete Word Study Dictionary - New Testament:

A Reader's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament:

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Coded with Strong's Concordance Numbers: A long trusted companion to the New Testament. For those interested in the Hebrew background of the New Testament this dictionary, when applicable gives the Hebrew word equivelant.