Jesus and the Land: How the New Testament Transformed 'Holy Land' Theology

by Gary M. Burge

Publishers:

Baker Academic; SPCK

, 2010

Overview

Jesus and the Land will help Christians to form a biblical view about modern-day claims to the land in Israel-Palestine. Examining what the New Testament says about the idea of land being “holy,” this guide is accessible and non-technical.

Key Features

• Summary of each chapter
• Suggestions for further reading

Praise for the Print Edition

Burge’s book has important consequences for Christian belief and behavior. I warmly commend this thorough and scholarly but nevertheless clearly and simply written presentation.

—I. Howard Marshall, professor, University of Aberdeen

Product Details

• Title: Jesus and the Land: The New Testament Challenge to ‘Holy Land’ Theology
• Author: Gary M. Burge
• Publishers: Baker Academic, SPCK
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Geography; Bible › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Land tenure › Religious aspects--Christianity; Land tenure › Biblical teaching; Land tenure › Middle East; Distributive justice › Religious aspects
• ISBN: 9780801038983
• Resource ID: LLS:JESUSLAND
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:06:54Z

Benefits of Logos Edition

In the Logos edition, all Scripture passages in Jesus and the Land are tagged to the original language texts and the English translation of your choice, which makes this resource more powerful and easier to access than ever before. With Logos’ advanced features, you can perform powerful searches by topic or Scripture reference—finding, for example, every mention of “Jesus” or “restoration.”

About Gary M. Burge

Gary M. Burge (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is dean of the faculty and professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary. He previously taught for twenty-five years at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Among his many published books are The New Testament in Seven Sentences, Theology Questions Everyone Asks (with coeditor David Lauber), A Week in the Life of a Roman Centurion, Mapping Your Academic Career, The New Testament in Antiquity (coauthored with Gene Green), and the award-winning Whose Land? Whose Promise? What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians.