Lexington Books
Pages: 288
Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-1-66692-234-9 • Hardback • March 2023 • $110.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-66692-235-6 • eBook • March 2023 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Joseph Yudin earned his Ph.D. in Israel Studies at the University of Haifa.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: Pre-State Protestant Settlement in Palestine
Chapter Two: Kfar Habaptistim
Chapter Three: Nes Ammim
Chapter Four: Yad Hashmona
Chapter Five: The Bethel Society
Chapter Six: The Brethren of Early Christianity
Chapter Seven: The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
About the Author
In this pioneering book Joseph Yudin skillfully unfolds the fascinating story of six eschatological Protestant communities, who settled in the state of Israel in the second half of the 20th century. The author explores their theology and eschatology, their attitude to the Jewish people, their social and organizational network and their gradual adaptation to the changing realities of contemporary Israeli society. The book is highly recommended to anyone interested in the Christian presence in the Holy Land and the coexistence of Jews and Christians in modern day Israel.
— Aryeh Kofsky and Yaron Perry, University of Haifa, Israel
Introducing into scholarly discourse much new material, Joseph Yudin’s thoroughly researched book highlights the multifaceted interaction between various 20th-century eschatologically minded Protestant movements, for whom Jews and moving to Israel became the foci of their end-of-days aimed endeavor. The author presents a fascinating analysis of the complex balancing act between those movements’ desire to uphold their initial belief system and the necessity to adjust to the reality of the indefinitely postponed eschaton, as well as to the mores of broader Israeli society.
— Serge Ruzer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem