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A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays

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A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays has been a great help to me. I taught a nine week course called the Forgotten Holidays using "A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays"a great deal. In 1985 on how important the biblical holidays are to God. I researched the topic and started to attend a messianic jewishish synagoge to try to get more background on the holidays. In 1987 I wrote a master thesis on the subject. At that point in time it was so foriegn to most of my christian friends they looked at me like I was from outer space. It has been wonderful how the Lord has made the significance of the Levitical holidays a more acceptable topic. I found "A Family Guide to the Biblcial Holidays" easy to read, and the subject easy to teach with the help of this book.

I almost didn't buy this book based a review saying it included Jewish traditions that were not Biblical. HOWEVER there were so many good reviews I did invest in it. What a great book! The author does give the Jewish traditions of each holidays but it is very clear which ones are Biblical and which are customs. The real focus of the book is how the Holy Days point to Christ! I was blessed by this book over and over. Very easy to understand chapters. Great background infromation on Hebrew roots. It also includes an 16 page Hagaddah you can copy for family use. I will use my book over and over--worth every cent!

For those having limited experience with Jewish beliefs this is a wonderful way to really get started. It's all been researched and easily laid out so there is limited Prep time and and you can move on the holidays quickly and it's fun. I love being able to tie my family's beliefs back to where they began and teaching my children that our belief began with the God's chosen people and is as real and meaningful today. If you want to bring the origin of Christianty into your home to study and practise this is the book.

If you are coming around to understanding the extrabiblical nature of the Roman feasts, you're probably looking for a way to wean your family off of those dialectical, pagan/Christian festivals. Perhaps your spouse isn't "on board" yet because you're both unsure of how to break it to the kids without leaving them feeling deprived.

Or, maybe you're a "Sunday school" teacher looking for a way to teach your young pupils about the seven "Feasts of the Lord" from a Christian perspective.

THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!

The book starts with a general calendar for the year and a simple, yet comprehensive, explanation of the calendar. Then, each feast is presented in order.

At the head of each festival's chapter, a concise and well written explanation of the feast is given. These descriptive sections are well suited for the adult teacher and provide enough information to provide a solid basis for teaching. These sections are perhaps even suitable for students with a 5th grade reading comprehension level (about the age when most of the books activities will start to seem juvenile). The bulk of the rest of each festival's section is devoted to projects and games that are probably more geared for elementary-aged children. This is what makes it a "family guide."

If you are looking for a more detailed exegesis of the Feasts of the Lord, there are other books and websites available. But, I think every family or teacher should have this one on hand.

This is the book that introduced me to the idea that gentiles should, indeed, follow the biblical holy days. I first bought the bound book here on Amazon and later bought the e-book so that I could have it on hand and print smaller sections. This book is excellent!

Within the description of each holiday are explanations of how it relates to Yeshua. Also included are some of the Jewish traditions related to that holiday. The author clearly states when some practicies are extra-biblical, but I appreciate their being included.

Also, there is a section for homeschoolers on how to make a unit-study out of the information included in the book. There are recipes, coloring pages, word-searches, a pattern for a challah-bread cover, and so much more!

I am very grateful that I came across this book. It has led to further study on the biblical holidays and the roots of our faith. I would whole-heartedly recommend this book to homeschoolers, families interested in a concise explanation of biblical holidays, and everyone else!!!!! :)

This book is a fabulous find! It begins by telling a semi-humerous but perfectly true short story about how we were 'hoodwinked'(my words, not the author's) by a ruler (this was Constantine) into discarding the Biblical holidays - they are NOT Jewish holidays, they are always referred in the Bible as "MY(God's)Festivals" - and taking on the pagan holidays of those around them. Then it goes on to show how we can and should be doing the Lord's festivals and why. What they are foreshadowings of.
It covers all the festivals, including Hanukkah and Purim. It gives background info and then moves on into todays ways of celebrating and what each festival is representative of. This wonderful guide even goes into explaining the differences in interpretation on the Fall Holidays, which have not even been fulfilled yet by God, and how there are 3 views of order:pre-trib, post-trib. and mid-trib. You can adapt it to fit your families belief.
For homeschoolers, there is a section on each festival for you to do a unit study on, and great charts to assist in this.
Crafts, games, and things to do are also included which can be copied and traced, etc.
The back section has a question and answer session on the most commonly asked questions by people new to this. Both those trying to understand and those who want to know how to explain it to their family and friends.
Everything is covered in easy to comprehend details and although it is large, it is quite easy to read and learn from. The only thing not in this comprehensive book of festivals are some of the wonderful prayers said worldwide during these festivals, but one can find those in many other places.
That said - this is hands down our families most favorite holiday book(and we have purchased at least 12)of all time. I think the opening short story is one of the most clever things I've ever read to explain this phenomenon of the reurn to Biblical rules, bar none. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone- and I do all the time!

Through the years of our marriage my husband and I have deplored many of the characteristics of our "Christian" holidays which seem more and more devoid of truly Christian meaning. While researching ways to make our holidays more God-centered we were referred to a wonderful book. This book is a wonderful volume which details the Old Testament feasts and festivals and gives your family the tools to celebrate them. It is so thorough I was amazed! They propose that by keeping the Biblical holidays we will teach our children about " The historical events of the Bible, Prophetic events yet to come, God's plan of salvation and the life and ministry of our Saviour Jesus Christ." I found in reading through the book and implementing it that their claims are valid. Jennifer Pepito, The Old Schoolhouse™ Magazine

For those having limited experience with Jewish beliefs this is a wonderful way to really get started. It's all been researched and easily laid out so there is limited Prep time and and you can move on the holidays quickly and it's fun. I love being able to tie my family's beliefs back to where they began and teaching my children that our belief began with the God's chosen people and is as real and meaningful today. If you want to bring the origin of Christianty into your home to study this is the book.

IMPORTANT NOTE: I emailed the author and was sent an updated calendar with new dates for 2005-2010!

This is a fascinating book. It is an excellent resource for those wanting to learn about the biblical holidays and their significance and reflection of Jesus! It has lots of info on how to observe them and even projects and games for kids. This book is a great investment and I highly recommend it. I as a Baptist Christian have had my eyes opened to a new understanding that I was missing out on before because I didn't understand the Jewishness of the Bible which makes a great difference in Bible study once learned about!

This book is fantastic. Besides the great info on the holidays, it's full of information every Christian should know about the Jewish roots of Christianity. Believers will be magnified and enriched. Its easy to understand chapters give the history about each holidays, how the Jews observe each holidays (the author points out this is not always Biblical), how Christians can celebrate each holidays with lots of craft and activity pages for children. Much more than I expected and well worth the price! I have a few other books on the holidays and this is my favorite!