Contents
UNDER VINE AND FIG TREE


Foreword by John A. Lapp 9
Acknowledgments 11
Introduction: Under Vine and Fig Tree, by Alain Epp Weaver 13

Chapter 1: Independence or Nakba?
A Sketch of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict · 21
Timothy Seidel

Chapter 2: Getting Grounded—The Land Belongs to God · 38
Timothy Seidel

Chapter 3: Abraham’s Promised Land · 49
Dan Epp-Tiessen

Chapter 4: Conquering the Land · 52
Esther Epp-Tiessen

Chapter 5: People Dispossessed of the Land · 75
Esther Epp-Tiessen

Chapter 6: Living Justly in the Land · 86
Christi Hoover Seidel

Chapter 7: Caring for the Land · 93
Christi Hoover Seidel

Chapter 8: Security in the Land · 103
Esther Epp-Tiessen

Chapter 9: The Land in the End Times: Part I · 117
Dan Epp-Tiessen

Chapter 10: The Land in the End Times: Part II · 130
Dan Epp-Tiessen

Chapter 11: Palestinian Christians: The Forgotten Faithful · 143
Timothy Seidel

Chapter 12: Signs of the Kingdom in the Land · 153
Christi Hoover Seidel

Timeline of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict 162
Glossary of Terms 168
Resources for Further Study 180
Scripture Index 189
Subject Index 193
Maps 197
The Contributors 201

 

 
 

 
 
             
             
             
           

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11/13/07