More Desired than Our Owne Salvation : the Roots of Christian Zionism.

Millions of American Christians see US support for the State of Israel as a God-ordained responsibility. Robert O. Smith provides an in-depth look at the English Protestant tradition of Judeo-centric prophecy interpretation at the heart of this popular affinity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Robert O.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Scholarship Online, 2013.
Subjects:	Christian Zionism. Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism. England > Church history > 17th century. Eschatology > History of doctrines. Arab-Israeli conflict > Religious aspects > Christianity. Sionisme > Aspect religieux > Christianisme. Littérature apocalyptique > Histoire et critique. Eschatologie > Histoire des doctrines. Conflit israélo-arabe > Aspect religieux > Christianisme. Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 17e siècle. Judaism. RELIGION. History. Arab-Israeli conflict > Religious aspects > Christianity Apocalyptic literature Christian Zionism Eschatology > History of doctrines England Christentum Zionismus Endzeiterwartung Philosemitismus Englisches Sprachgebiet 1600-1699 Electronic books. Church history Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Blessing the Jew : the traits of contemporary American Christian Zionism
Supporting the Jew : culture, doctrine, and American popular opinion on the state of Israel
Mythologizing the Jew : the Reformation foundations of Judeo-centric prophecy interpretation (1530-1603)
Militarizing the Jew : Judeo-centric prophecy interpretation, Thomas Draxe to Joseph Mede (1608-1627)
Admitting the Jew : parliamentary authority, Christian Zionism, and British imperial identity
Typologizing the Jew : the Judeo-centric foundations of America's covenantal vocation
Systematizing the Jew : John Nelson Darby and the putative paternity of Christian Zionism
Politicizing the Jew : William E. Blackstone and the mobilization of cultural fundamentalism
Conclusion: Christian Zionism from the Cartwright petition to American empire.