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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Recapping History | |
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The Birth of Sabeel | |
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Two Pivotal Events | |
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The Emergence of Hamas | |
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The Birth of Sabeel | |
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The Generous Offer of the Palestinians | |
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The Demands for Justice | |
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Give Me Justice! | |
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The Context of Oppression and Description of the Oppressors | |
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The Action of the Oppressed | |
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The Obstructers of Justice in Our World | |
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Justice and the Peace Process | |
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Israel, an Unwilling Partner for Peace | |
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The Palestinian Offer for Peace | |
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The Breeding of Violence | |
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Speaking the Truth about Violence in Palestine | |
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The Evolution of Violence in Palestine | |
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The Role of Terror Leading to the State of Israel | |
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Palestinian Liberation Theology in the Service Of Nonviolence and Peace | |
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The Bible and the Land | |
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Exclusive Theologies of the Land | |
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Reading the Bible as a Palestinian Christian | |
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The Land Issue at the Heart of the Conflict | |
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New Testament Passages | |
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Jonah, the First Palestinian Liberation Theologian | |
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Jonah and the Book | |
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The Story | |
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The Theological Message of Jonah | |
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What Is the Relevance of Jonah to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? | |
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The Theology and Politics of Christian Zionism | |
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The Basic Theological Question | |
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The Early Major Players | |
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Important Milestones in Zionism | |
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Christian and Jewish Zionists Unite | |
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Challenging Christian Zionism | |
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Son of David or Suffering Servant? | |
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Biblical Context | |
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The New Way of Jesus | |
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Two Messianic Strands | |
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Saddam, Sodom, and the Cross | |
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The First Intifada | |
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The First Gulf War | |
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The Second Iraq War | |
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The Iraq Study Group | |
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The Destruction of Sodom | |
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Four Paradigms | |
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The Way of Empire | |
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Samson, the First Suicide Bomber | |
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The Background | |
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The Underlying Causes: An Attempt to Understand but Not to Justify | |
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Muslim Perspectives | |
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Palestinian Condemnation of Suicide Bombings | |
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Israeli Reaction | |
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A Christian Response | |
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Conclusion | |
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Daniel or Judah Maccabeus? | |
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Four Responses | |
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Inclusive versus Exclusive | |
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Daniel versus Judah | |
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Jesus and Nonviolence | |
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The Conflict over Palestine | |
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Whose Jerusalem? | |
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Guidance from the Scriptures | |
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Four Biblical Texts on Jerusalem | |
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Moving toward the "New Jerusalem" | |
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The Peace We Dream of | |
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Israel's Predicament | |
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Israel as a Jewish State | |
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The Absence of a Constitution | |
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Ethnic Nationalism | |
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Three Jewish Testimonies | |
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The ACRI Report | |
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South African Testimonials | |
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The Way of Racism | |
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Is Transformation Possible? | |
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The Two-State Solution Is Not Enough | |
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Nationalism and the Constitution of Modern States | |
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The Two-State Solution | |
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The Major Aspects of the Conflict | |
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A Middle East Federation of the Holy Land | |
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Conclusion | |
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From Justice to Forgiveness | |
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Justice, Nonviolence, and Peace | |
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Peace Is Not Enough | |
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Applying the Human Paradigm | |
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Conclusion | |
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Zionist Plan for Palestine 1919 | |
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Balfour Declaration | |
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Palestinian Loss of Land 1946 to 2005 | |
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West Bank Barrier Route-June 2007 | |
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Notes | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |