The Significance of the Land in Birkat Hamazon : Lessons in Self-Understanding
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Nathan, Emmanuel. (2022). The Significance of the Land in Birkat Hamazon : Lessons in Self-Understanding. In A Companion to Comparative Theology pp. 170-193 Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004388390_010
Authors | Nathan, Emmanuel |
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Abstract | This contribution is an applied Christian exercise in deep interreligious learning to understand more deeply the centrality of the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) in Jewish (religious) self-understanding. The reason for such an exercise is because of a long Christian tendency towards spiritualization and interiorization, which obscures Christians from fully appreciating the significance of the land of Israel to Jews beyond simply the political. My contribution engages in a comparative theological reading of the Jewish blessings after meals, Birkat Hamazon, with special attention to the centrality of Eretz Yisrael within this set of prayers. In the process I argue that learning from Judaism and Jews is not only a Christian theological imperative but also indispensable to authentic Christian self-understanding. |
Keywords | Religion; Christianity; Theology |
Page range | 170-193 |
Year | 01 Jan 2022 |
Book title | A Companion to Comparative Theology |
Publisher | Brill |
Place of publication | Netherlands |
ISBN | 978-90-04-38839-0 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004388390_010 |
Web address (URL) | https://brill.com/display/book/9789004388390/BP000017.xml |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
04 Aug 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Completed | 22 Aug 2022 |
Deposited | 01 Mar 2024 |
Additional information | Copyright 2022 by Pim Valkenberg. Published by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. |
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