The Jewish People The Holy Land And The State Of Israel

Author : Richard C. Lux
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809146320

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The Jewish People, the Holy Land, and the State of Israel by Richard C. Lux Pdf

Over forty years have passed since the 1965 Second Vatican Council's groundbreaking declaration Nostra Aetate, which promoted an ongoing and necessary relationship between the Catholic Church and the Jewish people. Gathering together the fruits of this interreligious dialogue, Richard C. Lux reflects on future possibilities and new directions for this relationship by considering the religious significance of the Holy Land. This presentation includes an historical overview that traces important developments, a paradigmatic shift in understanding to resolve the two-covenant versus one-covenant model of the Jewish-Christian relationship, the significance of the Holy Land for Palestinian Christians and Palestinian Muslims, and new ways in thinking about a theological model, for the modern State of Israel. Stimulus Books are made possible by the generous support of the Stimulus Foundation for the publication of books to further the mutual understanding between Jews and Christians. Book jacket.

Author : Shlomo Sand
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844679461

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The Invention of the Land of Israel by Shlomo Sand Pdf

What is a homeland and when does it become a national territory? Why have so many people been willing to die for such places throughout the twentieth century? What is the essence of the Promised Land? Following the acclaimed and controversial The Invention of the Jewish People, Shlomo Sand examines the mysterious sacred land that has become the site of the longest-running national struggle of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Invention of the Land of Israel deconstructs the age-old legends surrounding the Holy Land and the prejudices that continue to suffocate it. Sand’s account dissects the concept of “historical right” and tracks the creation of the modern concept of the “Land of Israel” by nineteenth-century Evangelical Protestants and Jewish Zionists. This invention, he argues, not only facilitated the colonization of the Middle East and the establishment of the State of Israel; it is also threatening the existence of the Jewish state today.

Author : Shlomo Sand
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781684474

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The Invention of the Land of Israel by Shlomo Sand Pdf

What is a homeland? When does it become a national territory? Why have so many people been willing to die for such places throughout the twentieth century? What is the essence of the Promised Land? Following the acclaimed and controversial The Invention of the Jewish People, Shlomo Sand examines the mysterious sacred land that has become the site of the longest-running national struggle of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Invention of the Land of Israel deconstructs the age-old legends surrounding the Holy Land and the prejudices that continue to suffocate it. The invention of the modern concept of the "Land of Israel" in the nineteenth century, he argues, not only facilitated the colonization of the Middle East and the establishment of the State of Israel, it is also what is threatening Israel's existence today.

Author : Henry H. Halley
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310496274

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The Jewish People and the Holy Land by Henry H. Halley Pdf

Derived from Halley’s Bible Handbook, a world-renowned, accessible guide to the Bible now in its 25th edition, this digital short sketches the history of the Jewish people in the Holy Land from the time of Jesus until the present day. Useful for students of the Bible and church history, The Jewish People and the Holy Land will also fascinate readers wanting to better understand the historic roots of the modern state of Israel.

Author : Shlomo Sand
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788736619

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The Invention of the Jewish People by Shlomo Sand Pdf

A historical tour de force that demolishes the myths and taboos that have surrounded Jewish and Israeli history, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a new account of both that demands to be read and reckoned with. Was there really a forced exile in the first century, at the hands of the Romans? Should we regard the Jewish people, throughout two millennia, as both a distinct ethnic group and a putative nation—returned at last to its Biblical homeland? Shlomo Sand argues that most Jews actually descend from converts, whose native lands were scattered far across the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The formation of a Jewish people and then a Jewish nation out of these disparate groups could only take place under the sway of a new historiography, developing in response to the rise of nationalism throughout Europe. Beneath the biblical back fill of the nineteenth-century historians, and the twentieth-century intellectuals who replaced rabbis as the architects of Jewish identity, The Invention of the Jewish People uncovers a new narrative of Israel’s formation, and proposes a bold analysis of nationalism that accounts for the old myths. After a long stay on Israel’s bestseller list, and winning the coveted Aujourd’hui Award in France, The Invention of the Jewish People is finally available in English. The central importance of the conflict in the Middle East ensures that Sand’s arguments will reverberate well beyond the historians and politicians that he takes to task. Without an adequate understanding of Israel’s past, capable of superseding today’s opposing views, diplomatic solutions are likely to remain elusive. In this iconoclastic work of history, Shlomo Sand provides the intellectual foundations for a new vision of Israel’s future.

Author : Moše Šārôn
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9004088555

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The Holy Land in History and Thought by Moše Šārôn Pdf

Author : James S. Diamond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1986-12-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015012832344

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Homeland Or Holy Land? by James S. Diamond Pdf

"Profound, demanding, but lucid and well organized, Diamond's book is a class act " --Choice "... sensitive, magisterial study... " --Macleans "... a great interest to serious readers." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch "... a superb piece of research, empathetic yet clear-headed evaluation. But there is also wit, elegance and personal passion on these scholarly pages." --The Jewish Spectator Homeland or Holy Land? is the study of a man and a movement--the man is Yonatan Ratosh, Hebrew poet and thinker, and the movement is Zionism, the ideological foundation of the Jewish state, Israel. Important and provocative reading for anyone interested, concerned, or confused by the state of the state of Israel today.

Author : James Rothrock
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781449725198

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Live by the Sword by James Rothrock Pdf

Live by the Sword portrays Israels struggle for existence in the Holy Land since becoming an independent Jewish state in 1948. Lieutenant Colonel James Rothrock draws on his military experience, travels in the Middle East, and academic background to present an authentic picture of the Jewish peoples quest for a home in Palestine, their fight for survival against multiple Arab invasions, the hundreds of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, and the ominous threats to their very existence today. Colonel Rothrock identifies the immediate threat to Israels survival as the Alliance of Terror, which consists of Iran and Syria and their terrorist surrogates, Hamas and Hezbollah. These purveyors of terror all have the common goal of destroying Israel. However, Rothrock warns that the greatest danger to Israels existence is Irans quest for nuclear weapons, coupled with the threats by Irans leaders to annihilate Israel. He makes a convincing argument that Irans nuclear ambitions are propelling the region toward a cataclysmic conflagration that could involve Israel, Iran, Arab states, and even major world powers. Colonel Rothrock is steadfast in his belief that the United States must stand resolutely with Israel and take action to forestall military or political events that could lead to the destruction of our only true ally in the Middle East.

Author : Rabbi Eugene Korn, PhD
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580236850

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The Jewish Connection to Israel, the Promised Land by Rabbi Eugene Korn, PhD Pdf

A window into the Jewish People’s connection to Israel— written especially for Christians. “Israel has taken Jewish sacred history, peoplehood, and ethics out of the realm of speculation and put them into the crucible of real life experience. In returning the Jewish People to its homeland, Israel has returned Jews to material reality—with all its challenges. The Jewish People’s return to the Land returns Judaism to its original vision and the Jewish People to the responsibilities of the biblical covenant.” —from Chapter 9 Along with illuminating the importance of Israel for Jews, this special book examines the Jewish return to Zion as a significant theological event that strengthens the foundations of the Christian faith and its mission. In clear and accessible language, this introduction guides Christians through the essential meanings of Israel for the Jewish People and for the world. It defines Israel as an indispensable part of Judaism’s vision for the Jewish People to be “a kingdom of priests and a holy people,” as a partner with God in the Bible’s sacred covenant. It examines Israel, a sovereign Jewish state, as a safe refuge and home for Jews fleeing persecution anywhere in the world, and how this gives meaning to the Jewish People’s convictions that the future can be more secure than the past. The State of Israel stands at the center of how Jews see themselves today as individuals as well as at the center of the Jewish People’s collective self-perception. As a result, understanding Judaism and the Jewish People is possible only by grasping the Jewish hopes, dreams and experiences that center around Israel, the promised land.

Author : Simon Rabinovitch
Publisher : Hebrew Union College Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780878201631

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Defining Israel by Simon Rabinovitch Pdf

Defining Israel: The Jewish State, Democracy, and the Law is the first book in any language devoted to the controversial passage of Israel's nation-state law. Israel has no constitution, and though it calls itself the Jewish state there is no agreement among Israelis on how that fact should be reflected in the government's laws or by its courts. Since the 1990s a number of civil society groups and legislators have drafted constitutions and proposed Basic Laws with constitutional standing that would clarify what it means for Israel to be a "Jewish and democratic state." Are these bills liberal or chauvinist? Are they a defense of the Knesset or an attack on the independence of the courts? Is their intention democratic or anti-democratic? The fight over the nation-state law-whether to have one and what should be in it-toppled the 19th Knesset's governing coalition and, even after its passage on July 29, 2018, remains a point of contention among Israel's lawmakers and increasingly the Israeli public. Defining Israel brings together influential scholars, journalists, and politicians, observers and participants, opponents and proponents, Jews and Arabs, all debating the merits and meaning of Israel's nation-state law. Together with translations of each draft law, the final law, and other key documents, the essays and sources in Defining Israel are essential to understand the ongoing debate over what it means for Israel to be a Jewish and democratic state.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Israel
ISBN : UVA:X006016458

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People, Land and State of Israel by Anonim Pdf

Author : Meron Benvenisti
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520928822

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Sacred Landscape by Meron Benvenisti Pdf

As a young man Meron Benvenisti often accompanied his father, a distinguished geographer, when the elder Benvenisti traveled through the Holy Land charting a Hebrew map that would rename Palestinian sites and villages with names linked to Israel's ancestral homeland. These experiences in Benvenisti's youth are central to this book, and the story that he tells helps explain how during this century an Arab landscape, physical and human, was transformed into an Israeli, Jewish state. Benvenisti first discusses the process by which new Hebrew nomenclature replaced the Arabic names of more than 9,000 natural features, villages, and ruins in Eretz Israel/Palestine (his name for the Holy Land, thereby defining it as a land of Jews and Arabs). He then explains how the Arab landscape has been transformed through war, destruction, and expulsion into a flourishing Jewish homeland accommodating millions of immigrants. The resulting encounters between two peoples who claim the same land have raised great moral and political dilemmas, which Benvenisti presents with candor and impartiality. Benvenisti points out that five hundred years after the Moors left Spain there are sufficient landmarks remaining to preserve the outlines of Muslim Spain. Even with sustained modern development, the ancient scale is still visible. Yet a Palestinian returning to his ancestral landscape after only fifty years would have difficulty identifying his home. Furthermore, Benvenisti says, the transformation of Arab cultural assets into Jewish holy sites has engendered a struggle over the "signposts of memory" essential to both peoples. Sacred Landscape raises troublesome questions that most writers on the Middle East avoid. The now-buried Palestinian landscape remains a symbol and a battle standard for Palestinians and Israelis. But it is Benvenisti's continuing belief that Eretz Israel/Palestine has enough historical and physical space for the people of both nations and that it can one day be a shared homeland.

Author : Gavin D'Costa,Faydra Shapiro,H. B. Pierbattista Pizzaballa
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813234854

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Contemporary Catholic Approaches to the People, State, and Land of Israel by Gavin D'Costa,Faydra Shapiro,H. B. Pierbattista Pizzaballa Pdf

After Vatican II, the Roman Catholic Church began a process of stripping away anti-Jewish sentiments within its theological culture. One question that has arisen and received very scant attention regards the theological significance of the founding of the state of Israel in 1948 – and the attendant nakba, the plight of the Palestinian people. Some American evangelical Christians have developed a theology around the state of Israel, associating themselves with Zionism. Some Christian groups have developed a theology around the suffering of the Palestinian people and demand resistance to Zionism. This unique collection of essays from leading Catholic theologians from the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, England, and the Middle East reflect on the theological status of the land of Israel. These essays represent an exhaustive range of views. None avoid the new Catholic theology regarding the Jewish people. Some contributors see this as leading towards a positive theological affirmation of the state of Israel, while distancing themselves from Christian Zionists. All contributors are committed to rights of the Palestinian people. Some affirm the need for strong diplomatic and political support for Israel along with equal support for Palestinians, arguing that this is as far as the Church can go. Others argue that the Church’s emerging theology represents the guilt conscience of Europe at the cost of the Palestinian people. None deny the right of Jews to live in the land. Two Jewish scholars respond to the essays creating an atmosphere of genuine interfaith dialogue which serves Catholics to think further through these issues.

Author : James Parkes,Roberta Kalechofsky
Publisher : Micah Publications
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000062524469

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End of an Exile by James Parkes,Roberta Kalechofsky Pdf

Gives a history of the Jewish people and their relationship to the State of Israel. This work sets the foundation of Israel into the sweep of Jewish history. It includes articles by prominent theologians and historians.

Author : Danny Teller
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781482864601

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Full of Jewish Promise and Spiritual Adventures by Danny Teller Pdf

The main purpose/s of this book is to attract the readers to a more creative and realistic approach about the land of Israel, the people and the Jewish religion. Much information from the media has already been projected about Israel or The Holy Land in a way that some people might be misled into thinking its a dangerous place to visit let alone live. Danny explains that Israel is like any part of the world; a mixture of good and bad. The whole point of creating a Jewish state called Israel is/was for Jewish people or Jews to go and live in peace and comfort. Of course life in Israel is also about life in the Middle East which is a volatile part of the world. The issue about war due to religion and politics has been going on for a long time; but each story; long or short, attempts to explain to the reader at why Israel is so special from various view points. The short stories are like an appetizer to give you some creativity in your free time because they will also make you laugh from time to during difficult situations or circumstances.