The Hebrew Roots Movement: A critical analysis of its origins, teachings & biblical interpretations

by Rubén Gómez

We could define the HRM as an attempt to recover the roots of the faith of the 1st century Church, based on the Judaism prevalent at the time, and to apply the principles of Torah[7] to all areas in the life of believers, whether they be Jews or not.[8] Thus, we find three basic premises: a) The Christian church has strayed from its original purity over the centuries because it has abandoned the cultural matrix of the first century and has been decisively influenced by the Greek language and culture. b) It is impossible to dissociate the biblical message from the language, mentality, and culture in which it was born (that is, the Hebrew/Jewish world). Every attempt to place it in a different frame of reference furthers the corruption and paganization of biblical faith. c) The Law of God (the Torah) is to be universally applied.