People group profile · PG012217
The Maghrebi Jews of Tunisia
The Maghrebi Jews of Tunisia, numbering about 1,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a North African ethnoreligious community formed in he Maghreb region during the Middle Ages.
They are a diaspora people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak Tunisian Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Tunisia
- Population
- 1,100
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Tunisian Arabic (aeb)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Tunisian Jew
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Maghrebi Jews are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Maghrebi Jews
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Primary language
Tunisian Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
75% speak Tunisian Arabic
Gospel resources in Tunisian Arabic
- Bible available, published 2011
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Maghrebi Jews
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Jew, Tunisian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110287) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisian Jews | Israel | 14,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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