Can a theological case be made from Scripture that Israel still has a claim to the Promised Land? Christian Zionism is often seen as the offspring of premillennial dispensationalism. But the historical roots of Christian Zionism came long before the rise of the Plymouth Brethren and John Nelson Darby. In fact; the authors of The New Christian Zionism contend that the biblical and theological connections between covenant and land are nearly as close in the New Testament as in the Old. Written with academic rigor by experts in the field; this book proposes that Zionism can be defended historically; theologically; politically and morally. While this does not sanctify every policy and practice of the current Israeli government; the authors include recommendations for how twenty-first-century Christian theology should rethink its understanding of both ancient and contemporary Israel; the Bible and Christian theology more broadly. This provocative volume proposes a place for Christian Zionism in an integrated biblical vision.
#2853300 in Books InterVarsity Press 1999-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .55 x 5.52 x 8.21l; #File Name: 0830817921168 pages
Review
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Encountering my own ignoranceBy Martin VillaIf ignorance were a sin then it should be confessed. Ironically; ignorance is unconfessable until it is enlightened about the very thing that it does not know. While reading H.L.W. Jr's book I came face to face with my ignorance through page after page of enlightening encounters. I read it because I had felt that there was something that I had not learned-something that I had not previously been aware of or experienced-in my life as a middle aged; middle class; white Hispanic male. In a way HLW's book was for me a pilgrimage as I try to understand the walk of my African-American brothers-a pilgrimage that became more intense and more important to me as I read. Each chapter drew me on and gave me a sense of exploring new territory. Even familiar history was presented in a new light; helping me to see clearer the larger picture of the "dramatic journey of African-Americans. HLW's prose style is very expressive and articulate yet; very economical. One sentence poignantly exhibits that: "Drugs; crime and white flight have picked the carcass of the neighborhood clean." He does not harangue or accuse; he simply chronicles as matter of fact; from well-documented sources and lets the reader draw his own conclusions. I was left to accuse myself if the shoe fit. I understand that this is HLW's first published book. I look forward to reading more.
