Whose Promised Land

(Author) Chapman Colin

Description

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has profoundly affected the Middle East for almost seventy 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 a new and substantially revised fifth edition of this highly acclaimed book.

Having lived and worked in the Middle East at various times since 1968, Colin 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 since 9/11, including the building of the security wall, the increased importance of Hamas and the Islamic dimension of the conflict, and the attacks on Lebanon and Gaza.

Sujets

• Histoire
• Israel
• History of the Middle East
• Palestine

Informations

• Publié par: SPCK Publishing
• Date de parution: 17 juillet 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780745970264
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

WHOSE PROMISED LAND?
When first published, this book influenced thousands with its balanced, thoughtful, and Bible-based assessment of the situation in Israel-Palestine. Sadly, occupation and settlement have continued and deepened in Palestine over the last dozen years, and talks about a just peace have stumbled. So an update is long overdue. With this brand new edition Colin Chapman does not disappoint. This remains the go-to text for those wanting to understand what is really happening in the Middle East.
Jeremy Moodey , Chief Executive, Embrace the Middle East
In this book, Colin Chapman presents a clear and emphatic response to Christian Zionism, presenting a well-researched and clearly set out Christian interpretation of relevant passages both from the New Testament and the Hebrew scriptures. The historical background of the opening chapter in particular, while presenting the tragedies and despair, is a good and honest attempt at balance, even though, as he himself admits, it is impossible to reconcile two distinct historical narratives to all satisfactions.
Some of his theological conclusions in particular are contentious, and there are some who will want to interrogate the implications further. However, Colin Chapman has long been acknowledged as providing a strong intellectual voice to Christian concern for Palestinians, and this book will undoubtedly reinforce that.
Dr Jane Clements , Director, Council of Christians and Jews
For a more than a generation, Colin Chapman s Whose Promised Land? has been the premier volume for Christians who are trying to think Christianly about the conflict in Israel-Palestine. And this new edition is a helpful update and improvement in his already-outstanding presentation.
The strength of Chapman s work is not only in its comprehensiveness, but in its fairness. Unlike most scholars, he sites his sources extensively, letting political leaders and theologians speak for themselves, so that the reader can make his or her own judgments about the meaning of their words.
This is simply an essential book that ought to be in the hands of every thoughtful Christian who cares about the world, the Middle East, and the Bible.
Gary M. Burge , PhD, Wheaton College & Graduate School, author of Jesus and the Land: The New Testament Challenge to Holy Land Theology (SPCK)
I am delighted that Whose Promised Land? has been brought up to date in this new edition. For over thirty years this one book has stood out as the seminal work on this highly contested issue. Not only does it bring together all the essential documents from recent history but it also keeps posing the necessary, hard questions which can help would-be followers of Jesus use the Bible appropriately - applying biblical truth to the Land of the Bible. Let this book challenge your pre-conceptions and move you to pray, as Jesus did, for the peace of Jerusalem - his peace his land.
This really is the must-have book on one of the world s hottest topics.
Dr Peter Walker , Professor of Biblical Studies, Trinity School for Ministry, USA, and author of In the Steps of Jesus and The Story of the Holy Land (both Lion Hudson)
COLIN CHAPMAN
WHOSE PROMISED LAND?
The continuing conflict over Israel and Palestine
To Anne Jeremy, Andrew and Sarah
Text copyright 2015 Colin Chapman This edition copyright 2015 Lion Hudson
The right of Colin Chapman to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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Published by Lion Books an imprint of Lion Hudson plc Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road, Oxford OX2 8DR, England www.lionhudson.com/lion
ISBN 978 0 7459 7025 7 e-ISBN 978 0 7459 7026 4
First edition 2002
Picture Acknowledgments Cover image: Jerusalem, Old City Walter Bibikow/Getty
All maps (bar 17a and 17b) by Derek West.
1.11a adapted from Walid Khalidi, From Haven to Conquest: Readings in Zionism and the Palestine Problem Until 1948 (edited with introduction) Beirut: Institute for Palestine Studies, 1971, p. 94
1.11b, 1.12, 1.13, 1.17a and 1.17b adapted from Martin Gilbert, Israel: A History, Doubleday, 1998, pp. 622, 623, 629, 657, 648, copyright 1998 Martin Gilbert.
Maps 17a and 17b (pp. 44-45) taken from The Arab-Israeli Conflict by Ian Bickerton, copyright 2012 Ian Bickerton.
Used by permission of Continuum International Publishing Group.
Text Acknowledgments Scripture quotations taken from Holy Bible, New International Version Anglicised. Copyright 1979, 1984, 2011 Biblica, formerly International Bible Society. Used by permission of Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, an Hachette UK company. All rights reserved. NIV is a registered trademark of Biblica. UK trademark number 1448790.
All quotations marked NRSV are from The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Quotations marked Revised Standard Version 1946, 1952 and 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Quotations marked New English Bible Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press 1961, 1970.
Quotations marked Revised English Bible Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press 1989.
Quotations marked Today s English Version 1994 published by the Bible Societies/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd UK, Good News Bible American Bible Society 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992. Used with permission.
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Contents

Preface to the 2015 Revision

Introduction

Part 1 Understanding the History

Chapter 1 The Land in History: Basic Facts and Their Interpretation

1.1 The patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (c. 2000-1700 BC )

1.2 The exodus and the conquest of the land under Joshua (c. 1280-1050 BC )

1.3 The kingdom under Saul, David, and Solomon (1050-931 BC )

1.4 The kingdoms of Israel and Judah (931-587 BC )

1.5 The Babylonian exile (597-539 BC )

1.6 Palestine under the Babylonians, Persians, and Greeks (597-63 BC )

1.7 Palestine under the Romans (63 BC - AD 330)

1.8 Palestine under the Byzantine empire ( AD 330-634)

1.9 Palestine under the Arabs and Seljuk Turks (634-1099)

1.10 Palestine under the Crusaders and the Mamluks (1099-1516)

1.11 Palestine under the Ottoman Turks (1516-1918) and the birth of Zionism

1.12 Palestine under the British Mandate (1922-48)

1.13 The UN Partition Plan (1947)

1.14 The founding of the State of Israel (1948)

1.15 Conflicts between 1948 and 1991

1.16 The peace process from 1991 to 2001

1.17 Developments since 2002

1.18 Different interpretations of the facts

Chapter 2 The Seeds of Conflict: Call the Next Witness

2.1 Anti-Semitism

2.2 Zionism

2.3 Jewish settlement in the land

2.4 Arab reactions to Jewish settlement

2.5 The role of Britain

2.6 The role of the United Nations

2.7 Partition and war (1948-49)

2.8 Israel s self-perception

2.9 Other Jewish/Israeli voices

2.10 Different Palestinian voices

2.11 Conclusions

Chatper 3 Crucial Issues Today: Asking the Right Questions

3.1 What about the occupation?

3.2 What about Gaza?

3.3 What have been the main subjects of dispute?

3.4 What happened to the peace process?

3.5 The one-state or the two-state solution?

3.6 Zionism or Zionisms?

3.7 Can Israel be both a Jewish state and democratic?

3.8 How is the conflict affected by other developments in the region?

3.9 How important is Islam in the conflict?

3.10 Why do Christians have such different responses to Zionism and Israel?

Part 2 Interpreting the Bible

Chapter 4 The Land Before Christ: A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey

4.1 The promise of the land

4.2 The boundaries of the land

4.3 The conquest of the land

4.4 The land and the temple

4.5 Exile from the land

4.6 The return to the land

4.7 The land and the hopes of Israel

4.8 Conclusions

Chapter 5 The Land After Christ: The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth

5.1 The birth of Jesus the Messiah

5.2 Jesus and the land

5.3 Jesus and Jerusalem

5.4 The redemption of Israel, the kingdom of Israel, and the kingdom of God

5.5 The land in the teaching of the apostles

5.6 John s vision of the final fulfilment of the covenant

5.7 The land and the millennium

5.8 Conclusions

Chapter 6 Other Biblical Themes: Is There Any Word from the Lord?

6.1 A passion for truth

6.2 The problem of prejudice

6.3 The demands of the law

6.4 The prophetic concern for justice

6.5 God s judgment in history

6.6 Suffering injustice

6.7 Rethinking and repentance through disaster

6.8 Jew and Gentile in the Old Testament

6.9 Jew and Gentile after Jesus the Messiah

6.10 The condemnation of anti-Semitism

6.11 The possibility of reconciliation

6.12 Conclusions

Part 3 Finding Ways Forward

Chapter 7 Realities and Possibilities Today: The Things That Make for Peace

7.1 Zionism

7.2 Christian Zionism

7.3 Zionism and Islam

7.4 The power equation in the world today

Conclusion: Whose Land?

Appendix 1 Principles of Christian Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy

Appendix 2 Examples of Christian Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy

Notes

Index of Biblical Passages

General Index
About the author

Colin Chapman was brought up in Scotland and studied at St Andrews University and London Bible College before training at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, for ordination in the Anglican Church. After working for three years as an assistant minister in a church in