Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Founder and Director of Ariel Ministries
Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum is founder and director of Ariel Ministries, an organisation dedicated to evangelism and discipleship of Jewish people. He has travelled and studied widely throughout the world. He received his B.A. degree in Greek and Hebrew from Cedarville University and his Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary before earning his Ph.D. from New York University. His graduate work also includes studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dr. Fruchtenbaum is a prolific writer, having authored eleven books, 190 manuscripts and numerous articles as contributions in other books and periodicals.
In the summer of 1976, Arnold, along with others in Jewish missions, discussed the lack of discipleship and intensive Biblical and theological training of Jewish believers. The early concepts of Ariel Ministries were born at that time. In December 1977, Ariel Ministries became a reality.
Since its birth, Ariel Ministries has established branches or congregations in cities across the United States and Canada, with special outreaches to Israel, Germany, Japan, England, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
Each northern summer Ariel Ministries holds a discipleship camp of 1 to 6 weeks duration (run consecutively) in upstate New York.
Dr. Fruchtenbaum's intensive Bible teaching from a Jewish perspective gives believers extraordinary biblical insight, a deeper understanding of their Christian faith, and an appreciation of its Jewish roots (Romans 11:13-27).