{"product_id":"the-land-of-israel-jack-shechter-9780761851271","title":"The Land of Israel: Its Theological Dimensions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe claim of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel is long established - and long challenged. Most Jews, and non-Jews, asked to explain their relationship with the actual physical territory of Israel, will offer some vague reference to God's promise, or historical right, or the place as \"Holy Land.\"\u003cbr\u003eEven the Bible and some of its commentaries often present varied and contradictory perspectives about Israel and the Land. This fact, added to the confusion that accompanies conflicting theological and political perceptions, results in the claims and counterclaims that have led to continuing tension and confrontation among current peoples.\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Dr. Shechter steps forth into the ideological quicksand that surrounds the entire question of the relationship between God, the Jewish people, and the Land of Israel. This is a matter that Christians and Muslims, as well, are deeply preoccupied with as it relates to their own domains.\u003cbr\u003eThe author explores in detail the perplexing issues that flow from the triad of God, Israel, and the Land. His analyses are rooted in the Biblical and rabbinic texts themselves, in addition to other scholarly disciplines impinging on the subject. Among others, the basic questions wrestled within this work include: \u003cbr\u003e-What are the theological and historical prisms through which the land of Israel is viewed?\u003cbr\u003e-What are the ramifications implicit in the notion that the land was \"promised\"?\u003cbr\u003e-What does a tradition have in mind when it designates a place - and Israel's place - as \"holy\"?\u003cbr\u003e-What has all this to do with the claims, conflicts, and confrontations that roil the Middle East in our time? A set of pointed questions prompted by the explorations in the work is included to assist in considering contemporary implications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a book that promises to bring clarity to issues of great moment - both in the past and in our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Shechter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761851275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761851271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Jack Shechter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621775323391,"sku":"9780761851271","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-land-of-israel-jack-shechter-9780761851271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}