Arutz Sheva is a little stunned at this video of the Shema being recited in Papua New Guinea.
In a surprising spectacle, a group of Christian natives from Papua New Guinea recently chanted together, in Hebrew and English, one of the most central Jewish prayers – Shema Yisrael.
Those unusual moments were documented on video by missionary Yakov Damkani, who claimed, “We came to Papua New Guinea and found a real, genuine love for Israel.”
Shema Yisrael is a Jewish prayer first found in the Five Books of Moses, copied by Christians and put in the New Testament .
No friends of Messianic Jews and highly suspicious of evangelical Christian support of Israel, Arutz Sheva makes the final comment:
Christians have tried to claim it refers to the trinity, which may well be what was taught to the chanters in Papua, who are not adopting the Jewish faith. However their wish of Shalom at the end of the video is a pleasant sign of friendship with Israel.
Chapter 4: The Shema, The Jewish Trinity (2003), by Yoel Natan:
http://books.google.com/books?id=QNm08LuMOosC&lpg=PP1&dq=yoel%20natan%20jewish%20trinity%20shema&pg=PA113#v=onepage&q=shema&f=false
It makes me cry… HalleluYah!
The song…
Love the shell shades the guy on the right side is wearing
Don’t let Lord Sizer see this or we’ll get “Zion’s Papuan Soldiers” next.
Lol, like.