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A window into the Jewish People’s
connection to Israel—
written especially for Christians.
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.
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