An Unusual Relationship : Evangelical Christians and Jews Hardback

by Yaakov Ariel

Part of the Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History series

Hardback

Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks

Description

Itis generally accepted that Jews and evangelical Christians have little incommon.

Yet special alliances developedbetween the two groups in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Evangelicalsviewed Jews as both the rightful heirs of Israel and as a group who failed torecognize their true savior.

Consequently, they set out to influence the courseof Jewish life by attempting to evangelize Jews and to facilitate their returnto Palestine.

Their double-edged perception caused unprecedented political,cultural, and theological meeting points that have revolutionizedChristian-Jewish relationships.

An Unusual Relationship explores thebeliefs and political agendas that evangelicals have created in order to affectthe future of the Jews.

Additionally, it analyses Jewish opinions and reactionsto those efforts, as well as those of other religious groups, such as ArabChristians. Thisvolume offers a fascinating, comprehensive analysis of the roots,manifestations, and consequences of evangelical interest in the Jews, and thealternatives they provide to conventional historical Christian-Jewishinteractions.

It also provides a compelling understanding of Middle Easternpolitics through a new lens.