{"product_id":"jesus-was-a-jew-9781498560740","title":"Jesus Was a Jew","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs the historical rivalry between Jews and Christians forgotten in modern Israel? Do Jewish-Israeli young people partake in the historic memory of the polemics between the two religions? This book scrutinizes the presentations of Christians and Christianity in Israeli school curricula, textbooks, and teaching in the state education system, in an attempt to elucidate the role of relations to Christianity in the construction of modern Jewish-Israeli identity. The study reveals that despite the changes in Jewish-Christian relations, that took place during the 20th century, and despite the change in power relations between Jews and Christians in Israelas expressed in the Israeli control of the most holy Christian sites since the Six-Day War (1967), and in the fact that Christians in Israel are a tiny minorityChristianity is a key factor in the construction of modern Jewish-Israeli identity. The data gathered in this research demonstrate the resounding presence of Jewish exilic notions of C\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures…………………………………………………………………………………..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface .................................................................................................................................... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 - A short introduction to Jewish-Christian relations ....................................... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 - Israel's Hebrew-speaking school system: A brief overview.......................... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart One: Teaching Christianity in Class\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 - Teaching about Christians and Christianity in Israeli curricula.................... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 - Portrayals of Christians and Christianity in Israeli textbooks..................... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 - Instruction and teachers............................................................................... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart Two: Teaching Christianity out of Class - Guiding at Christian Sites\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Itineraries and Guides’ Narratives................................................................ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 - Survey analysis of teacher and guide traineesʼ stances on Christians, Christianity, and teaching about Christianity in the schools..................... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion............................................................................................................................ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue...............................................................................................................................\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography....................................................................................................................... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040782254423,"sku":"9781498560740","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498560740.jpg?v=1750947823","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jesus-was-a-jew-9781498560740","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}