The land of promise : biblical, theological, and contemporary perspectives /
edited by Philip Johnston and Peter Walker ; foreword by John Stott.
- Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, 2000.
- 240 p. ; pbk ; 22 cm.
Based on a conference held in 1999 in Great Britain.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. The land in Israel's story. Promise and fulfilment : the territorial inheritance / Paul R. Williamson ; Beyond borders : the wider dimensions of land / T. Desmond Alexander -- 2. The land in the prophets. Five prophetic snapshots of the land ; Hermeneutical spectacles and the return to the land / Deryck Sheriffs -- 3. The land in the New Testament. The land in the apostles' writings ; The land and Jesus himself / Peter W.L. Walker -- 4. The land in Christian theology. A new-covenant perspective on the land / O. Palmer Robertson ; Dispensational approaches to the land / Stephen R. Sizer ; Ten questions for a theology of the land / Colin Chapman -- 5. Views from the land today. People, land and Torah : a Jewish Christian perspective / Baruch Maoz ; Zionism and the land : a Palestinian Christian perspective / Naim Ateek -- 6. The land and Christian responsibility. Stewardship of the land : a Christian mandate / Carl E. Armerding ; The land and the book : a personal response / Gordon J. Thomas.
0830826599 (alk. paper)
00052985
Palestine in the Bible. Palestine in Christianity. Covenants--Biblical teaching. Land tenure--Biblical teaching. Land tenure--Religious aspects--Christianity.