Whose promised land?
the continuing crisis over Israel and Palestine
- ISBN: 9780281090617
- Editorial: SPCK Publishing
- Fecha de la edición: 2024
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Edición número: 5th ed.
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 496
- Idiomas: Inglés
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has profoundly affected the Middle East for almost eighty years, and shows no sign of ending.
With two peoples claiming the same piece of land for different reasons, it remains a huge political and humanitarian problem. Can it ever be resolved? If so, how? These are the basic questions addressed in this revised and expanded sixth edition of Colin Chapman's highly acclaimed book.
Having lived and worked in the Middle East at various times since 1968, Chapman explains the roots of the problem and outlines the arguments of the main parties involved. He also explores the theme of land in the Old and New Testaments, discussing legitimate and illegitimate ways of using the Bible in relation to the conflict.
This new and fully updated edition covers developments over the past ten years, including the war that broke out between Israel and Hamas in October 2023.
Understanding the History
The Land in History: Basic Facts and Their Interpretation
The patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (c. 2000-1700 BC)
The exodus and the conquest of the land under Joshua (c. 1280-1050 BC)
The kingdom under Saul, David and Solomon (1050-931 BC)
The kingdoms of Israel and Judah (931-587 BC)
The Babylonian exile (597-539 BC)
Palestine under the Babylonians, Persians and Greeks (597-63 BC)
Palestine under the Romans (63 BC-AD 330)
Palestine under the Byzantine empire (AD 330-634)
Palestine under the Arabs and Seljuk Turks (634-1096)
Palestine under the Crusaders and the Mamluks (1096-1517)
Palestine under the Ottoman Turks (1517-1918)
Palestine under the Mandate (1922-48)
The UN Partition Plan (1947)
The founding of the State of Israel (1948)
Conflicts since 1948
The peace process since Madrid (1991) and Oslo (1993)
Jerusalem and the West Bank since 1967
Different interpretations of the facts
The Seeds of Conflict: Call the Next Witness
Anti-Semitism
Zionism
Jewish settlement in the land
Arab reactions to Jewish settlement
The role of Britain
The role of the United Nations
Partition and war (1948-49)
The voice of Israel
Other Jewish/Israeli voices
The different voices of the Palestinians. Interpreting the Bible
The Land Before Christ:'A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey'
The promise of the land
The boundaries of the land
The conquest of the land
The land and the temple
Exile from the land
The return to the land
The land and the hopes of Israel
The Land After Christ:'The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth'
The birth of Jesus the Messiah
Jesus and the land
Jesus and Jerusalem
The redemption of Israel
The land in the teaching of the apostles
John's vision of the final fulfilment of the covenant
The land and the millennium
Other Biblical Themes: 'Is There Any Word from the Lord?'
A passion for truth
The problem of prejudice
The demands of the law
The prophetic concern for justice
God's judgment in history
Suffering injustice
Rethinking and repentance through disaster
Jew and Gentile in the Old Testament
Jew and Gentile after Jesus the Messiah
The condemnation of anti-Semitism
The possibility of reconciliation
Appreciating the Issues Today
Realities Today: Is There any Hope of Resolving the Conflict?
A crisis for Zionism
The power equation in the world today
Christian Zionism and Dispensationalism
Zionism and Islam
Conclusions: The options for Israel and questions for the Palestinians
Conclusion: Whose Land?
Principles of Christian Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy
Examples of Christian Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy
The Covenant of Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement
