User:Nrjc/Arnold Fruchtenbaum

Arnold Fruchtenbaum (born, 1943 in Siberia Russia) is a Christian writer and theologian who is the founder and director of Ariel Ministries. Based in the United States this organization has branches in several countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel and New Zealand  He also currently lectures at Tyndale Theological Seminary, for papers mostly related to the Masters in Messianic Studies Course. Dr Fruchtenbaum's book Israelology: The missing link in systematic theology, was the first fully formed Systematic theology of Israel in the Bible, past,present and future. He is also notable advocate of premillennial dispensation.

Early Life The Fruchtenbaum family fled Russia for Germany in 1947, before they emigrated to New York in 1951. Although his father was an Orthodox Jew, Fruchtenbaum came to faith in Jesus as Messiah at an early age of 13. Eventually this conflict of faiths meant that he had to leave home when he graduated from high school. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hebrew and Greek from Ohio's Cedarville College in 1966, Arnold Moved to Israel. Whilst living in Israel he studied archaeology, ancient history, historical geography, and Hebrew at the American Institute of Holy Land Studies and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In 1967 Fruchtenbaum returned to the U.S. and entered Dallas Theological Seminary for studies in Hebrew and Old Testament. Fruchtenbaum was married in 1968 to Mary Ann Morrow, three years later (1971), he graduated with a Master of Theology degree from Dallas. He and his wife then went to Israel. They settled in Jerusalem to work with the local church and to train young Israeli believers for Christian service. Their activities for Christ drew much attention and anger from the religious authorities in Jerusalem, who due to political pressure had to leave Israel in 1973.

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