Full Description
It
is generally accepted that Jews and evangelical Christians have little in
common. Yet special alliances developed
between the two groups in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Evangelicals
viewed Jews as both the rightful heirs of Israel and as a group who failed to
recognize their true savior. Consequently, they set out to influence the course
of Jewish life by attempting to evangelize Jews and to facilitate their return
to Palestine. Their double-edged perception caused unprecedented political,
cultural, and theological meeting points that have revolutionized
Christian-Jewish relationships. An Unusual Relationship explores the
beliefs and political agendas that evangelicals have created in order to affect
the future of the Jews. Additionally, it analyses Jewish opinions and reactions
to those efforts, as well as those of other religious groups, such as Arab
Christians.
This
volume offers a fascinating, comprehensive analysis of the roots,
manifestations, and consequences of evangelical interest in the Jews, and the
alternatives they provide to conventional historical Christian-Jewish
interactions. It also provides a compelling understanding of Middle Eastern
politics through a new lens.
Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1 The Roots and Early Beginnings of the Evangelical-Jewish Relationship2 The Evangelical Messianic Faith and the Jews 3 Evangelical Theologians, Institutions, and Publications and the Jews4 Evangelicals and Jewish Restoration 5 Evangelicals and Jews in the Holy Land 6 Instructing Christians and Jews: Evangelical Missions to the Jews7 Evangelical Yiddish: Christian Literature in a Jewish Language8 Evangelical Christians and Anti-Jewish Conspiracy Theories 9 The Evangelical Understanding of the Holocaust10 Evangelicals and the Birth of the Jewish State 11 Evangelical Christians and the Building of the Temple 12 Evangelical Jews: The Rise of Messianic Judaism Conclusion NotesIndex About the Author
