God's Land on Loan

by March, W. Eugene

• ISBN13: 9780664231514
• ISBN10: 0664231519
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-19
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

"While one of my goals is to enable readers, especially North American Christians, to become better informed about the history and significance of modern Israel, I also have a wider objective, namely to further an understanding and appreciation of God's claim on all land. The search for a just peace in the Middle East involves knowledge about the peculiar history of the peoples of the area. But the principles that guide the search can be applied to any conflict over land-whether in the Middle East, Central America, the United States, or wherever."

Author Biography

W. Eugene March is A. B. Rhodes Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
People and the Land: Many Faces, Many Voices	p. 1
The Realities of History: People, Power, and Palestine	p. 23
God and Earth Keeping: Biblical Perspectives on Land	p. 63
God's Way and Israel: Theological Reflections on a Particular Land	p. 85
A Vision and a Challenge: A Call to Earth Keeping and Just Reconciliation	p. 105
Index to Maps	p. 131
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