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Hebrew Roots is a contemporary Christian religious movement that advocates the return and adherence to first century Christian faith and obedience to the Torah.[1] They refer to Jesus as Yeshua, his Hebrew name. The movement is extraordinarily pro-Israel and often places an emphasis on how many times its members have visited the country. It has 200,000 to 300,000 followers worldwide, most of whom joined in the past 15 years. The majority of Hebrew Roots followers fellowship practice online, and thus the community aspect of the movement is virtual.[2]

In 1994, Dean and Susan Wheelock received their Federal Trademark[3] for the term Hebrew Roots®, after which they began publishing the Hebrew Roots® magazine in April/May 1998, and later the website: hebrewroots.net. [4] However the Hebrew Roots movement began emerging as a distinct phenomenon in the mid-1990s (1993–96). In 1997, Dean Cozzens of Open Church Ministries (Colorado Springs, CO) published a prophecy titled "The Hebrew Movement", which revealed that God had foreordained four major moves for the 20th century, Pentecostalism, Faith-healing, the Charismatic Movement and finally the Hebrew Roots Movement. In this prophecy, the Hebrew Roots Movement is the "final stage of empowerment" before Christ returns.

The movement has been called a group of heretical, non-Christian, and non-Jewish cults.[5]

A common criticism towards Christians is that they do not follow all of the parts of the bible. Torah Roots members take this criticism and hold the fact as they do (even though they don't) as a point of pride. Members are unbelievably confident and despite their soft exterior tend to be very good at making other Christians feel like garbage for not following God's will, regardless of whether they really are or not, usually by subtle "if you disagree with me you are making God angry" intimidation. They still do not follow all of the Torah despite what they claim, usually their excuse is that they follow what they "can".

## Christian or Jewish?[edit]

Hebrew Roots followers don't identify as Christian, because they view contemporary Christians as strongly influenced by pagan culture, and because they don't refer to Jesus as Jesus Christ, but by other names. They also don't identify as Jewish, viewing  Jews' lack of Jesus as their messiah as a travesty. Rootsism regards both the  Old and New Testaments as holy books.

## See also[edit]

* Jews for Jesus
* Messianic Judaism
* British Israelism
* Before It's News
* WND
* NaturalNews

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.ourfathersfestival.net/hebrew_roots_movement
2. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/13/ozy-hebrew-roots-movement/6373671/
3. ↑ http://www.trademarkia.com/hebrew-roots-78207418.html
4. ↑ William F. Dankenbring. The Mysterious Relationship of The Early Nazarene Christians and Rabbinic Judaism
5. ↑ Geoffrey Grider. "The Hebrew Roots Cult Movement". Retrieved 2013-11-12. "These are the true roots of Christianity and the Christian's relationship to the Jew. But there are those who seek to pervert that relationship, and add layers of law and works to it where none exists in the Scriptures. This new movement is called Hebrew Roots, and while it uses words and phrases from the bible and Jewish culture, there is nothing either Jewish or Christian about this group as you will see. […] The movement usually hides their beliefs and presents itself as simply seeking to educate Christians concerning their Jewish heritage. As they become acclimated to the Jewish orientation the more aberrant doctrines are slowly introduced."