The Land of Israel (Eretz Yisra’el) in Jewish and Christian Understanding

One of the principal issues confronting Christians in the dialogue is the significance of the land in the Jewish and Christian Scriptures. This article explores the significance of the Land of Israel in the Scriptures as land given, retained and holy - especially to Christians. The history of the...

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Published in:Studies in Christian-Jewish relations
Main Author: Lux, Richard C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations 2008
In: Studies in Christian-Jewish relations
Further subjects:B Abraham
B Mystagogy
B Land of Israel
B Paul
B Land
B Presence of God
B Holy Land
B Covenant
B Pilgrimage
B Gospel
B Christian
B Sacrament of Encounter
B Sacrament
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Summary:One of the principal issues confronting Christians in the dialogue is the significance of the land in the Jewish and Christian Scriptures. This article explores the significance of the Land of Israel in the Scriptures as land given, retained and holy - especially to Christians. The history of the significant Christian religious relationship to the land is reviewed and finally a re-imaging of our relationship to the Holy Land in terms of a post-Vatican II expansion of our understanding of Catholic sacramental theology is suggested: that as Christ is the sacrament of encounter with God, so the Holy Land is a sacrament of our encounter with Christ.
ISSN:1930-3777
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian-Jewish relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.6017/scjr.v3i1.1479