mjcbp.org - Messianic Jewish Children's Bible Project

Your Role

	Our Financial Goal
	To raise $100,000 to subsidize this project so that we can develop an excellent quality, theologically sound bible that will be affordable for all our Messianic Jewish Synagogues and families.

Planning Survey

1. Which would you prefer? (Please select one)
Choose a current translation, simply change the “old testament” book order to the Jewish style and change Jesus Christ to Messiah Yeshua. Carefully construct helps, maps and illustrations that meet the needs of our children and have it ready to buy by Messiah Conference 2010.
Create our very own Messianic Jewish Translation under the direct advisement of a team of scholars from both the MJAA and UMJC. Carefully construct helps, maps and illustrations that meet the needs of our children and have it ready to buy by Messiah Conference 2012.

2. Please put your title choices in order by number, #1 through #5

	Like			Dislike
The Galilean Bible, Messianic Jewish Children's Version	1	2	3	4	5
The Living Torah Translation, Messianic Youth Bible	1	2	3	4	5
The Tree of Life, A Bible for Messianic Jewish Youth	1	2	3	4	5
The Messianic Jewish Bible, Our Living Torah for Today's Youth	1	2	3	4	5
The Complete Jewish Youth Bible, For Our Pioneering Messianic Youth	1	2	3	4	5

3. Please put your translation preferences in order by number. You must be sure to put the version YOU ACTUALLY READ MOST OFTEN as #1.

	Like					Dislike
New King James	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Complete Jewish Bible	1	2	3	4	5	NA
New International Version	1	2	3	4	5	NA
New American Standard	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Amplified Bible	1	2	3	4	5	NA
New Living Translation	1	2	3	4	5	NA

4. Knowing that artwork DOES strongly influence the reader, how would you like to see our Messiah's physical presence depicted? (Select one only)
No image of Yeshua at all
Only show him from behind, or a slight edge of His face
Show him with full face and body

5. Knowing it's impossible to please everyone, let's assume you end up 85% happy with this youth bible. What would you be willing to spend for it? (Select one only)
Under $20 (without our own translation, 6 color pix, 12 b&w pix, 4 helps pages & 2 maps)
Under $30 (without our own translation, 12 color pix, 24 b&w pix, 10 helps, 2 maps & glossary)
Under $30 (a new Messianic translation, 6 color pix, 12 b&w pix, 4 helps pages & 2 maps)
Under $40 (a new Messianic translation, 12 color pix, 24 b&w pix, 10 helps, 2 maps & glossary)

6. There are many names for God in the Holy Scripture. We will use as many Hebrew Names as are reasonable. All transliterations will be italicized. Please circle the words you DO PREFER:

a.	God	or	G-d
b.	HaShem	or	''
c.	YHVH	or	Yahweh	or	Ya
d.	Y'shua	or	Yeshua
e.	Ruach HaKodesh	or	Holy Spirit	or	Spirit of God
f.	Book of James	or	Book of Yacov

7. Do you think that is helpful for the youth to see pronouns for God, Yeshua and the Ruach HaChodesh Capitalized so as not to be confused with regular people's characters in the bible?
Yes
No

8. Would you like to see us notate the Torah Portions? (Please circle) Yes or No. How about the Haftorah Portions?
Yes
No

9. Since we don't want to use the symbol of the cross, and using a simple star of David alone may appear deceptive, would you be opposed to the use of the messianic seal somewhere on the outside of the Bible?
Yes
No

10. Please let us know which Bible helps pages would be best to include on the backsides of the color pictures.
(Be sure to use #5 as VERY important and #1 as LEAST important, then check off 6 which are “must have's”)

Description of Bible Helps called “Why Pages”	Least			Most		Must have
Why should I read the Bible?	1	2	3	4	5
Why do I still need to learn Hebrew?	1	2	3	4	5
If the Jewish people are “chosen,” why do we still need Yeshua?	1	2	3	4	5
Why does God let bad things happen to good people?	1	2	3	4	5
If Yeshua is the Messiah, why isn't “World Peace” here yet?	1	2	3	4	5
Why is there still such a battle over who “owns” the Promised Land?	1	2	3	4	5
Why do I believe Yeshua is the Messiah?	1	2	3	4	5
Why should we keep the Biblical feasts?	1	2	3	4	5
Why is learning Messianic Prophecies important?	1	2	3	4	5
Why is being part of the local Jewish Community Important?	1	2	3	4	5
Why is being part of a Messianic Jewish Community Important, too?	1	2	3	4	5

11. Please let us know which Bible maps you would like to see included.
(Use the same system again, Check 3 “must have's”)

Description of Bible Helps called “Why Pages”	Least				Most	Must have
The tribes of Israel Territories	1	2	3	4	5
Rav Shauls journeys	1	2	3	4	5
Avraham's journeys	1	2	3	4	5
Jerusalem at time of the Solomon's temple	1	2	3	4	5
Israel's Promised Inheritance	1	2	3	4	5
Israel's Current Land Mass	1	2	3	4	5
A Satellite Picture of Modern Day Israel	1	2	3	4	5
Solomon's Temple as a diagram	1	2	3	4	5

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