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Offers a fascinating, comprehensive analysis of the roots, manifestations, and consequences of evangelical Christians' interest in the Jews

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1 The Roots and Early Beginnings of the Evangelical-Jewish Relationship2 The Evangelical Messianic Faith and the Jews 3 Evangelical Theologians, Institutions, and Publications and the Jews4 Evangelicals and Jewish Restoration 5 Evangelicals and Jews in the Holy Land 6 Instructing Christians and Jews: Evangelical Missions to the Jews7 Evangelical Yiddish: Christian Literature in a Jewish Language8 Evangelical Christians and Anti-Jewish Conspiracy Theories 9 The Evangelical Understanding of the Holocaust10 Evangelicals and the Birth of the Jewish State 11 Evangelical Christians and the Building of the Temple 12 Evangelical Jews: The Rise of Messianic Judaism Conclusion NotesIndex About the Author

About the Author

Yaakov Ariel is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His book, Evangelizing the Chosen People: Missions to the Jews in America, 1880 - 2000 (UNC Press, 2000), was awarded the Albert C. Outler prize by the American Society of Church History.

Reviews

"Clear and accessible; this is a book that will appeal to the intelligent, curious reader that we all seek to reach." -Shalom Goldman, Duke University "In this enormously well researched and gracefully argued book, Ariel develops a nuanced theme: the complexity, ambivalence, and even paradox that has characterized conservative Protestant beliefs regarding Jews and Israel, and the diverse responses among Jews... First-rate scholarship presented in a pleasingly accessible style." Stephen Spector, author of Evangelicals and Israel: The Story of American Christian Zionism