eMESSIANICA The Ultimate Messianic Resource
Discover the Jewish
roots of Christianity
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eMESSIANICA : 'Community in
your PC'.
Saltshakers proudly introduce a complete Christian community on a CDROM. A
world's first, eMESSIANICA provides the most up-to-date teaching from and
information on the growing world-wide Messianic community, the community of
Christians eager to discover the Hebrew roots of their faith.
FEATURES | 100 THINGS TO DO WITH IT |
DEMONSTRATION | CONTENTS
GALLERY FEATURES | AVAILABILITY AND
COST
Features:
- Over 4,000 pages (initially) of
modern messianic articles, historical writings and answers to common
questions
- Integrated KJV Bible
- Full set of indexes and search facilities
- Gallery of art, photographs and
instructional interactive exercises
- Updatable from the internet (available soon). Content
expected to double in size every year.
- Fully interactive environment that anyone can
contribute to (optional) and linked to a Web Forum
- Unique linking system allowing complex studies to be
built up
- 800 word glossary, with Yiddish dictionary and access
to on-line Hebrew dictionary
- Access to network of messianic web sites, including
daily prayers and a weekly parashah
Produced by Saltshakers Ltd, responsible for
the Lion CDROM of the Bible and Christianity, The Jesus Story Begins, the
Hodder NIV Thematic Study Bible, Conflict in Jerusalem, Discover the Truth,
Risen!, That Amazing Week! and The Olive. We also run the world's most
comprehensive network of Messianic web sites (www.saltshakers.com), offering
news, views, teaching, shopping, a Forum, a notice board and much more.
THE ULTIMATE MESSIANIC
RESOURCE
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100 things to do with eMESSIANICA
Find out how to run a Passover Seder. Find a good, clean, Jewish joke. Get a selection of
articles that commentate on Jeremiah 31:31. Remind yourself about Romans 12:1. See
different writers' views on Melchizidek. See a collection of everyday Jewish art. Find and use
Jewish and messianic art. Play messianic music, recorded as live worship. Search for
writings on the subject of 'salt'. Get a commentary of Matthew 5:1, from a Hebraic viewpoint.
Look at a good testimony. See what's news in Israel this week. Look up Talmidim in a
glossary of Hebraic terms. Find a different prayer every day, relevant to Israel and the
Jewish people. Gain access to the world's largest directory of web sites of interest to
Messianic believers. Look at a Messianic Notice Board. Contribute to a Forum on Messianic
matters, with people the world over. Communicate with the author of any article that has an
impact on you. Be linked up to web sites relevant to the article you've just read. Have access
to a Messianic shop. Receive the latest writings from the Messianic world every other month.
See other writings by the author of the article you've just read. See other writings on the
same topic as the article you've just read. See other writings on similar topics as the article
you've just read. Find other articles that mention a word that interests you in the current
article. Find other articles that refer to a Bible verse that interests you in the current article.
Explore different aspects of a Messianic lifestyle. Look through an index of over 300 relevant
questions ... and explore how each question can be answered in up to 10 different ways!
Print any article that interests you. Copy any part of any article and paste it into your own
word processor. Call up a simple notepad for your personal notes. Look at a relevant
interactive study on a messianic theme. See a video of an unique Hebrew Roots study
course. Write personal notes on any article and tag them to the article. Send these notes to
our web site and find them distributed to people the world over. Become an active member
of a growing worldwide Messianic community. Write your own article and see it published in
the next Internet update. Have immediate access to us through our web site. Page back
through previous articles you've looked at. Search the Bible on any given word you may type
in. Search the Bible on any given word you find in any article. Look at this week's Parashah.
Explore the web site of article author's ministry. Discover all 613 Laws of Moses. Find the
messianic significance of the Feasts of Israel. Explore writings on the true date of Jesus'
birth. Explore the Jewishness of Jesus and the early Church. Find what Mark Twain had to
say about the Jews. Get the script of two Purim comedy plays. Get the truth on the Church's
treatment of the Jews. Get different viewpoints on the Holocaust. Explore Anti-Semitism and
it's spiritual significance. Read about the Bible Codes. Discover Jesus in the Old Testament.
Get recipes for the various Jewish festivals. Look at the political situation in Israel. Get
insights into the history of Israel. See Israel in prophetic terms. Look at the various attributes
of God. Try to understand aspects of Messianic theology. Try to understand the dietary laws.
Get new insights into Pauls letters. Learn to use Midrash to interpret the Bible. Learn the
Hebrew equivalents of popular New Testament names and terms. Discover why there is the
need to rediscover the Jewish Roots of Christianity. Use a Hebrew dictionary. Use a Yiddish
dictionary. Gain fresh insights into Jesus’ final week. Learn about Palestine at the time of
Jesus. Gain fresh insights on the Sabbath. Explore Hebrew word studies. Learn about the
place of Torah for the Christian. Learn how to build a Sukkah. Gain fresh insights from our
150 authors. Learn of ‘future things’. Find the contents of any Bible reference in any article.
Respond to someone else’s comments on an article. Receive comments from all over the
world on various articles. Engage in a lively debate on ‘Who is a Jew’. See the movements of
the Patriarchs on maps. Explore and experiment with the Torah Codes. Discover the
differences between Israel and the Church. See the modern history of Israel on maps.
Explore Hebrew names interactively. Follow through an exposition of Jeremiah 30. Explore
the question, What is Israel? Gain insights on the current relationship between the Church
and Israel. Discover the Hebrew names for the Books of the Bible. Explore the King James
Bible. Build up a study thread of articles and move back through the list. Explore a glossary
of nearly 800 Hebraic terms. Contribute effectively to future developments with material or
suggestions. Discover the Names of God. Be able to respond to any material that you
strongly disagree with. Look at various messianic viewpoints of the End Times. Learn more
about Torah. Gain insights into why Jews have problems with Jesus. Watch as the content
and facilities increase through the year and from year to year. Make your friends envious of
your ‘community on your PC’. + plenty more that we haven’t even got around to listing ...
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Demonstration: The following 2 screens are a reasonable representation
of the look of eMESSIANICA. On publication, other features, not mentioned here,
may also be included. Move your mouse pointer around and click on any element
that you wish to know more about.
FRONT PAGE
FILE
OPTIONS From here you can: Register the
product, Print article, Access notepad, Exit
INDEX
OPTIONS From here you can access the
following indexes: Contemporary articles, Historical articles, 'Ask the
Messianic Rabbi' questions, Gospel commentaries, Topics, Author, Bible
GALLERY OPTIONS Enter the following
galleries: Interactive, Pictures
INTERNET OPTIONS From here you can:
Receive Internet updates, Register for updates, Contact us (with comments,
notes, articles etc), Link to relevant web sites
NAVIGATION From here you can: Go
forward, backwards and back to Main Menu
PERSONAL NOTES OPTIONS From here
you can access the Notes system: to create, modify and save your personal
notes for any article, send these notes through the Web and display other
people's notes for the article
OPTIONS Displays default options
for the product, enabling you to modify them
SEARCH OPTIONS From here you can
search: Articles, glossary, Bible (By word and by reference)
HELP
OPTIONS From here you can
access:Introduction to product, Help facility, Links for support and to our
Forum, Credits etc
CONTEMPORARY ARTICLE INDEX From
here you can: Access any of the 1000+ articles written by contemporary
messianic authors
HISTORICAL ARTICLE INDEX From here
you can: Access any of the writings of historical authors
'ASK
THE MESSIANIC RABBIS' INDEX From here you
can: Access any of the 320+ questions and 2000+ answers in our
database
HEBRAIC COMMENTARY OF GOSPELS INDEX From here you can: Access our growing (not yet complete)
commentary, that is also integrated with the relevant Bible verses
TOPIC
INDEX From here you can: Access any page
from an index of 49 topical areas
AUTHOR INDEX From here you can:
Access any page from an index of the 190 contributing authors
LINKS TO WEB SITES From here you
can: Access any relevant web sites for the current article
BIBLE
SEARCH From here you can: Search the KJV
Bible on any given word
PRINT
From here you can: Print the current
article
GLOSSARY From here you can:
Access our 800+ word Glossary of Hebraic terms
HEBREW From here you can: Access
information about the Hebrew language and link to an on-line Hebrew
dictionary
YIDDISH From here you can:
Access information about the Yiddish language and access a dictionary of
Yiddish terms
MAIN
MENU From here you can: Go to the Main
Menu (front page)
FORUM
From here you can: Access our on-line
Forum
CONTACT US From here you can:
Access our comprehensive on-line contact form
DAILY
PRAYER From here you can: Access our
on-line Prayer requests (Prayer Alert!) for the current day
WEEKLY PARASHAH From here you can:
Access an on-line selection of weekly parashot
REGISTER To use our internet
facilities you need to be registered. This is the name you've registered
as.
EMAIL
This is your e-mail address, as
understood by our system. This is your key for receiving updates.
CURRENT
DATE This is the current date, as
understood by your system
EXPIRY DATE This is the date
that your internet options cease, according to our records
SEARCH CONTENT From here you can:
Search for any word on any page
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MAIN PAGE
THREAD This tells you which thread
you are on (Topic, Author ..)
HISTORY This will list up to 50 of
the previous pages you have visited, whether articles or answers to
questions
CURRENT THREAD This will list all
of the articles within the current thread
NEXT
From here you can go to the next article in
the current thread
BACK
From here you can go to the previous article
in the current thread
CHANGE THREAD Use this to change
thread, from author to topic and vice versa
PERSONAL NOTES SYSTEM This option
will enable you to add, modify and send notes, which are attached to this
article - you can also see other people's notes (if you have the Internet
facility)
ARTICLE TEXT This is the text of
the current article
TOPIC
This is the Primary Topic for the current
article. A drop-down menu will take you to any secondary Topics associated with
this article
AUTHOR
The author of this article
ARTICLE This shows you how many
articles there are in the current thread
TITLE
The Title of the current article
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Contents:
eMESSIANICA will start with around 4000 pages of content, including 1000 articles from contemporary authors, 80 historical
articles, 320 'Ask the Messianic Rabbi' questions, with over 2000 answers, a 800 word dictionary, initial Gospel commentary pages,
full KJV Bible, Yiddish dictionary and the contents of the Gallery. There is not enough room for a list of the pages, but here's
(give or take one or two) a list of authors: (in no particular order)
A.H. Barbee, AMF, Andy Gould, Apocalyptic Hope, Arno Froese, Art Katz, Arthur
E. Glass, Arthur Kac, Assn T-O Messianics, Avi Ben Mordechai, Beth Emanuel,
Bob Edwards, Carol Calise, Chaim, Charles Halff, Chosen People Min., Clarence
Wagner, Clinton N. Howard, Cong. Yeshuat Yisrael, Dallas E. James, David
Baron, David Brewer, David Brown, David Hall, David M. Hargis, Deborah Steiner,
Doug Wheeler, Edward Chumney, Elias E. Hidalgo, Fred Klett, Gary Hedrick,
Glen Penton, Greg Killian, Haim Levi, HaKesher, HaTikvat Yisrael, HaY'Did,
Hear Now, IFMJ, Jacob Prasch, Jenny Morris, John F. Walvoord, Jonathan Settel,
Joseph Frankovic, Julio Dam, Loren Jacobs, Louis R. Latino, Luana Fabry,
Mayim Hayim, Messianic.COM, Midnight Call, Mike Gascoigne, Milton Lindberg,
Mordecai Silver, Moreh Dunteman, Norbert Lieth, Philip Nowland, R. Steven
Notley, Rachmiel Frydland, Randy Felton, Reb Yeshayah, Reggie Kelly, Ron
Moseley, Salvador-Kessler, Sharon Childress, Shema Yisrael, Sound of the
Shofar, Stanley Wagner, Steve Maltz, The Burning Bush, Tom McCall, Toni
Goriss, Tony Pearce, Yehoshua Fosdick, Yehoshua M. Othniel, Yeshayahu Heiliczer,
PFI, Bob Doty, Derek White, Rav Mikha'el, Jan Kapteyn, Howard Morgan, John
Garr, Karl Coke, Leon Mohammed, Isaac Rottenberg, Frederick Schweitzer,
David Andrew, John Looper, William Cheshire, Chaim Richman, William Bean,
Robert Somerville, Kirk Gulledge, Terril Littrell, Kenny Mitchell, Mike
Dowgiewicz, Marvin Wilson, James Rutz, Dwight Pryor, Clifford Denton, Arnella
Rose, Samuele Bacchiocchi, Lenore Lindsay Mullican, Jimmilea Berryhill,
JoAnn Magnuson, Goran Larsson, Charles Bryant-Abraham, Brad Young, Princess
Esther Sellassie Antohin, Sidney Davis, Randy Weiss, Daniel Juster, Robin
Sampson, Lisa Ekdahl, Rimona Frank, First Fruits of Zion, Keren Golan, Rittie
Katz, Reuven Ben-Israel, Sean Aaron Osborne, Chaim Washer, Shoshana Bat
Zion, Joseph Shulam, Ariel Berkowitz, Michael Hillel, Michael Moshe, David
Friedman, Tikvah Michael, Uri Marcus, Gordan Tessler, Boaz Michael, Vered
Hillel, Tom Mitchell, Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy, David Alan Faber, Michael
Weiner, Derek Prince, Bruce Booker, Keith Watt, Reuben ben Gershom-Goossens,
Yosef Garcia, Moshe Zew, Michael Short, Barbara Di Gilio, Laura Allen, Michael
Silver, Randolph Parrish, Paul Aaron Fawcett, Jack Zimmerman , T. Ellis,
Mary Barnard, John Webb, Timothy P. Mcmahon, Corey and Carol Foegen , Maureen
E. Driedger, Jeff Bainbridge, Lee Mowat, Elaine Hodges, John Wiliams, Derek
Kyle Cheek, Rick Carr, Brian Lantz, ESterling, Sandra Laythorpe, Bob Davis,
Pamela Morgan, Alan Ronk, Hoyat Gore, Adot Hariman, John Paige, Lori Moore,
Daryl Daniels, Sholem Asch, Gustav Dalman, Alfred Edersheim, W.W. Kay, S.H.
Kellogg, F.W. Krummacher, John Lightfoot, Alexander McCaul, Joseph Priestly,
Israel's Advocate
This is just an initial list and will grow as more people contribute to eMESSIANICA. Some of the names are well known, others are not, all
are equally valid, even if you do not subscribe to their views. eMESSIANICA provides a Forum for all - even if you wish
to comment on or criticise any article that you see. eMESSIANICA will enable discussions to be built up over time on any
article within its pages - so, if you disagree, contribute!
If you purchase the Internet-ready version of eMESSIANICA, you will be provided with 5 Internet updates, every two months and
one CDROM upgrade later in 2001. Every update will contain at least 200 new pages of articles/writings, as well as gallery updates and around 200
new answers to 'ask the messianic rabbi'. The annual CDROM upgrade will contain new features and a lot more new material.
For those who purchase the Internet-ready version, it is expected that eMESSIANICA will double in size by the end of the year.
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Gallery: The Gallery is the place where you'll find content other than the straight text that you've
seen elsewhere in eMESSIANICA. The Gallery covers interactive studies and art (music and video to come later). Initially, the
content is as follows:
- Interactive Studies
- The Patriarchs and their wanderings
- Torah Codes - septenary design
- Israel and the Church - what the Bible says
- Israel - modern history in maps
- Hebrew Names
- An exposition of Jeremiah 30
- What is Israel?
- Art Galleries
- Yiddische Gallery
- Visions of the Navi'im
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Availability and cost:
eMESSIANICA will be initially available in November. You will be able to purchase it through Saltshaker's
Messianic Mall.
PRICING:
Stand-alone (STANDARD) version: £29.95 (about $US 46)
This is for the standard product as described in our features section. All material is fixed and,
although there will be links to Web sites and our Forum, you won't have any of the Internet Update features. You may at any time
upgrade to the Internet-ready version at a cost of £25 (about $US 38).
Internet-ready (SPECIAL) version: £49.95 (about $US 76)
This is as the standard product, but also includes Internet Updates -
you will be provided with 5 Internet updates, every two months and
one CDROM upgrade later in 2001. Every update will contain at least 200 new pages of articles/writings, as well as gallery updates and around 200
new answers to 'ask the messianic rabbi'. The annual CDROM upgrade will contain new features and a lot more new material.
For those who purchase this version, it is expected that eMESSIANICA will double in size by the end of the year.
THIS VERSION WILL BECOME AVAILABLE SOON - DEPENDING ON SALES OF STAND-ALONE VERSION
There are two ways to purchase this CDROM.
- Buy it with a Credit Card using our secure server at
The Messianic
Mall.
- Buy it with a cheque (check). Please send cheque made out to
'Saltshakers Ltd' to Saltshakers Ltd, PO BOX 16817, LONDON E13 8TR UK.
Please add £1 postage for UK, $3 for USA. Dealer discounts available.
Minimum: Pentium II PC 150MHz, 16Mb RAM. For an order form to print out, click here
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