The land of promise biblical, theological, and contemporary perspectives Johnston, Philip 1954- Jnt ed. Walker, Peter 1961- Jnt ed. text bibliography conference publication ilu Downers Grove, IL InterVarsity Press 2000 monographic eng
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240 p. ; pbk ; 22 cm. 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. edited by Philip Johnston and Peter Walker ; foreword by John Stott. Based on a conference held in 1999 in Great Britain. Includes bibliographical references. Palestine in the Bible Palestine in Christianity Covenants Biblical teaching Land tenure Biblical teaching Land tenure Religious aspects Christianity BS1199.P26 L37 2000 263/.0425694 0830826599 (alk. paper) 00052985 DLC 001101 20140815161932.0 12219148