The Promise of the Land and Palestinian Christianity

Said, Yazid (2023) The Promise of the Land and Palestinian Christianity. In: Catholics and Jews on the Land and the State of Israel. Catholic University of America Press. (Accepted for Publication)

Text Yazid Said- The Promise of the Land and Palestinian Christianity.docx - Accepted Version Restricted to Repository staff only Download (54kB)

Abstract

In this chapter, I examine the implication of the debate on the biblical 'promise of the Land' to Israel for Palestinian self-understanding and the wider significance for the Israeli-Palestinian equation. This contribution is neither satisfied by the increased visibility of a particular type of religious Zionism, Christian or Jewish, that exudes a scripturally based political xenophobia of Palestine and its history, nor by a fairly uncritical and apologetic rejection of certain segments of the Hebrew Bible led by some Palestinian activists and writers. A mutually challenging conversation is informed by the complexity of the history of Palestine as well as the tradition of longing for the land in light of scriptural exegesis; The discussion focuses on two different Jewish contributions, that of Eugene Korn and David Meyer, together with the Anglican theologian Rowan Williams and various Palestinian Christian writers.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Creative Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities
Depositing User:	Yazid Said
Date Deposited:	24 Apr 2023 08:17
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2024 15:24
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/3874

Actions (login required)

View Item