Product Description

The Hebrew Bible, called the "Tenach" by Jews and "Old Testament" by Christians, was originally written in the Hebrew language using an ancient pictographic, or paleo-Hebrew, script. Through the study of this ancient language and script the words of the Bible will come alive to the reader in a way never seen before. When we read the Bible from our modern western perspective the original meanings of the words within the text are lost to us. Only by understanding these words in their original Hebraic context can we read the Bible through the eyes of the original authors. This book will examine the origins and history of the ancient Hebrew language and script and their close relationship to the culture of the ancient Hebrews. Included are detailed charts of the evolution of the ancient Hebrew script as well as many other related Semitic and non-Semitic scripts. Also included are the details of the root system of the Hebrew language, and a lexicon of ancient Hebrew roots to assist the reader of the Bible with finding the original cultural context for many Hebrew words.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27593 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-05
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 228 pages

From the Publisher
Origins of the Hebrews, the Hebrew language and the alphabet. An in depth history of the Ancient Hebrew pictographic alphabet, the relationship between the pictographic letters and word definitions and extensive script charts. Lessons to learning to read the ancient pictographs. The Ancient Hebrew Parent Root dictionary with cross reference to Strong's numbers.

About the Author
Jeff Benner has had a long interest in the Hebrew language of the Bible and in 1996 he began researching the ancient pictographic alphabet used by the Hebrew people and other Semitic tribes. He has made many significant discoveries linking the ancient Hebrew culture with the ancient Hebrew language and alphabet. In 1999 Jeff founded the "Ancient Hebrew Research Center" to research and teach Biblical understanding through the alphabet and language to those with little or no Hebrew background. Jeff's current project is the Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible. This Lexicon defines Hebrew words of the Bible according to their cultural context revealing the original Hebraic meanings of Biblical passages and words.

Customer Reviews

Foundation for more work.... As he said...
You will want the Lexicon that he wrote, obviously with Strong's Guide, or as Albert Einstein said that the trick to invention is hiding your sources... This book is worth reading and thinking about. As expected with a do-it-yourself book, there are errors (excluding the fact of a bunch of unknowns).

The concept of a proper translation in English is brought to life. Some words just are not found at all, in Strong and his Lexicon (probably figuring Strong's knew, and that's another supporting fact that he must've used Strong's).

Saw him on campus last year... Texas A&M... while visting... made eye contact and... additionally he was with an older man. His wife must be a Jew since he gives her credit.

There is one point to learn, from the letters. Of course, him being maybe a Jew, if against God, AKA Jesus, then he would've never wrote this book.

Jesus, the beginning and the end. The Alph and the Taw. The red heifer (see cover, Hebrews 9 that says the... are worthless now which could only mean that his sacrifice also cleans with the right heart) and the cross (the end, the cross where the snake is dead - when the snake bites you, look to the cross where he is dead and be healed - as Moses spoke of him long ago). (The cover shows the Hebrew alphabet. Jesus had dark red hair.)

Another thing is that Jesus is not the same Jesus in the Qoran, because their Jesus is a mockery just like the whole brother-line of Ismael mocking Issac. I wrote another review on a book from them evil mockers that did not show up those first hours. Yet, God rebuked the place they said he died and where his bones were (as called on).

Knowing from what is, I'd say the reviewers of Amazon posts might be mockers, (that is if this is posted... I don't even know if they finally posted the review of the mocker book.)

So much for freedom of thought and religion.

A helpful tool
This is a great tool for one who wishes to study the ancient Hebrew text of the Bible. I believe much is lost in the English translation which is slanted by Western thinking. Well worth the price of the book

If you want to understand Hebrew READ THIS
This book is a wonderful introduction to the world of the Hebrew Language. I have been struggling to teach myself Hebrew, and frankly was having trouble learning the aleph-beit. So many letters that look similar! Such a different type of writing! And why do they have three letters than mean "s", more than one "K" and two that don't have any sound, anyway?

THIS BOOK ANSWERS THOSE QUESTIONS, and more!

This book explains the origins of Hebrew, and allows you to see what each of the ancient letters MEAN. I had been wondering how the sages made determinations of the "real" meanings of Hebrew words by looking at the letters that make them up, and now I know! This book will open a window to the Hebrew Language that will "turn you on" to how the language works, and how it affects the Jewish Faith. Their earliest beliefs about G-d will become very clear...just by studying the letters they used to spell his name.

GREAT BOOK.