An Unusual Relationship - Evangelical Christians and Jews (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	New York University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Yaakov Ariel
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-0-8147-7068-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Interfaith relations Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Interfaith relations
LSN:	0-8147-7068-1
Barcode:	9780814770689

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