Adolph Saphir

Adolph Saphir was a nineteenth century Apollos, a Jewish man, who was "eloquent, mighty in the Scriptures, fervent in the spirit, who taught diligently the things of the Lord." Saphir was born into an orthodox Jewish family in Hungary. He was converted to Christ through the mission to the Jews of Budapest of the Free Church of Scotland, founded by Robert McCheyne and Andrew Bonar. Saphir was converted as a child at the same time as his father, Israel Saphir, who had been a well known and respected Jewish scholar. Growing up in this home, Adolph was equipped with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures as well as Jewish beliefs and customs....