Meet Dr. Eli

Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Girzhel is an Israeli scholar of Russian Jewish heritage (former last name Lizorkin-Eyzenberg). Outside of his work as Academic Dean at the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies, he publishes a great variety of Hebraic teaching materials and mentors pastors, priests, missionaries, and other Christian leaders around the world. God’s call on his life is to equip believers (especially Christian leaders) to encounter Scripture through its original Jewish context, culture, and language until they, too, hear the soft sound of sandaled feet. If you are led to partner with Dr. Eli, your support will help ensure that this vital, life-changing work continues to bear fruit for generations to come. To offer your support, click here.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Ancient Cultures from Stellenbosch University (2011)
• Visiting Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2011)
• Visiting Research Fellow at W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (2011)
• Visiting doctoral student at Princeton Theological Seminary (2009)
• M.Phil. in Bible Interpretation from Stellenbosch University (2008)
• M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary (2001)

Academic Publications:

• Article (Living on the Borderline: Syriac Christianity’s Semitic Heritage and Anti-Judaizing Polemic) in the Oxford Handbook on Jewish Christianity and Messianic Judaism (Oxford University Press), forthcoming in 2026.
• A monograph (Aphrahat’s Demonstrations: A Conversation with the Jews of Mesopotamia) in Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium (CSCO) (Catholic University of Louvain), 2012.
• Encyclopedia entries (Cyril Lucaris, Tertullian) in the Encyclopedia for Christian Civilization (Wiley Publishing), 2011.
• Encyclopedia entry (Tatian’s Diatessaron) in the Encyclopedia of Christian Literature (Scarecrow Press), 2010.

Popular Books:

• Jewish Gospel of John (2019) 
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• Hebrew Insights from Revelation (2021)
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• Hebrew Visions of Revelation (2023)
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• Read Hebrew in 22 Days or Less (2023)
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  (205 ratings)
• 40 Days of Hebrew Devotion (2021)
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  (603 ratings)
• The Jewish Apostle Paul (2023)
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  (430 ratings)
• The Jewish Roots of Mary (2024)
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• The Hebrew Story of Abraham (2020)
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  (153 ratings)
• The Hebrew Story of Jacob (2020)
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  (538 ratings)
• The Hebrew Story of Joseph (2020)
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  (458 ratings)
• Inspirational Insights about Life (2021)
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• Jewish Insights into the Scriptures (2020)
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  (586 ratings)
• Samaritan Woman Reconsidered (2019)
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  (465 ratings)
• 70 Daily Hebrew Musings (2022) 
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  (37 ratings)

What does all that mean for you? It means the articles here aren’t lightweight devotional thoughts or recycled sermon illustrations. They’re the kind of insights you only get when someone can open the Hebrew Bible, the Greek New Testament, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and a rabbinic commentary—all at the same time—and explain them in plain English.