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Whose Land? Whose Promise?: What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians By Gary M. Burge (Author) Our Price $ 22.00   Retail Value $ 25.00   You Save $ 3.00  (12%)   Item Number 135020   Buy New Item Quantity: 1              2              3              4              5              6              7              8              9              10              11              12              13              14              15              16              17              18              19              20              21              22 ABOUT TRUST ONLINE

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	Whose Land? Whose Promise  Mar 20, 2008
I have read the introduction and I was stopped immediately because of blatant error. This author builds his foundation on false premises and continues with his errors. A major error of his is that he declares that Jesus Christ was a Jew. This is absolutely false doctrine. Jesus's Father was our Father in Heaven. Our Father in Heaven is not a Jew. Jesus Christ was born of a pure virgin girl called Mary - not a Jewess. Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit - not a Jew. This is most insulting of all to this reader. "People of the way" do not allow Bablyonion flesh ( those sons of Edom)to interfer with our Heavenly Father. It's no wonder that he called us "sheep". Another error in the introduction is that the author writes that Christianity is of Jewish origin. Christianity is of Hebrew origin and has nothing to do with those sons of Edom nor anything related to them. Christianiy (The People of the Way) is totally foreign and opposed to Judaism. Christianity has no relation in any way to any other religion especially, Judaism, Isalm, and all others. The Jews, in particular and in total, hate Jesus Christ and his sincere followers with a hiss. Mine has been a lifetime of study and the arm of the flesh is not welcome.
	The Epistle to the Moonbats  Mar 11, 2008
The book's plethora of factual errors and omissions has been thoroughly exposed in these reviews. Whose Land? indeed teems with fabrications, half-truths and the mendacious employment of quotes to present a much distorted picture of the Middle East conflict, obviously with the intent of making Israel the guilty party and the Arabs the innocent victims. Only those already biased against Israel, like moonbats of the far left and antisemite wingnuts of the far right will find this book of any value. Burge stops just short of endorsing the murder of innocent civilians while falsely accusing humanitarian Christian organizations with impeccable credentials of being minions of Israeli politicians. Paul Charles Merkley's illuminating Christian Attitudes Towards the State of Israel provides a more balanced look at Christian groups and the Holy Land. Burge also conceals the real reason why Palestinian Christians are leaving the territories: Muslim oppression, and instead blames the ongoing emigration on Israel. For an excellent study of the demographics of the region, I recommend From Time Immemorial: The Origins of the Arab-Jewish Conflict over Palestine by Joan Peters. Burge demands of a country under siege a utopian standard of behavior while ignoring the brutality and human rights abuses of groups like Hamas and the PLO, as well as the dismal situation in Arab countries surrounding the Jewish State. The religious Apartheid of Saudi Arabia is never mentioned nor the plight of Coptic Christians in Egypt. For verifiable facts about religious freedom in the Levant, please see Because They Hate by Brigitte Gabriel and Now They Call Me Infidel by Nonie Darwish. With the exception of Lebanon, there is no democracy amongst Israel's neighbors. This does not concern Burge at all. So the facts that around 20% of Israeli citizens are Arabs and 16% of its citizens are Muslims are not important to him. For the record, at the last check its Arab citizens were represented by 10 members in the Israeli parliament belonging to three political parties: Balad, Hadash and the United Arab List - Ta'al. Writers that ignore facts like the aforementioned have an agenda. The awful history of Christian Antisemitism is inter alia revealed by books like THE CRUCIFIXION OF THE JEWS by Franklin Littell and Christian Antisemitism: A History of Hate by William Nicholls. Often referred to by the euphemism "Anti-Judaism," it is the same thing with the same fruits: oppression, humiliation, expulsion and murder. It has been in existence for 19 centuries and helped to fan the flames of the Holocaust - see also Our Hands Are Stained with Blood by Michael L Brown and The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism by David Kertzer. The specific doctrine is called Replacement Theology or Supercessionism. Gary Burge is an adherent. These are some of the signs of a Christian Antisemite: 1) Some form of (mostly covert) Replacement Theology. 2) Extreme allegorizing of the Jewish scriptures, in particular the twisting of Old Testament prophecies concerning Israel in order to usurp every promise for "the church" or arguing that the original texts refer to Christ. 3) The blurring of the distinction between the unconditional Abrahamic Covenant regarding ownership of the land and the conditional Mosaic Covenant of laws. 4) A formless, ethereal view of mankind's ultimate destiny wherein no distinctive cultures or national identities survive since all become "one in Christ". 5) A cursory treatment or derisive view of the facts that led to the rebirth of Israel and of the subsequent wars 6) An undertone of disdain and malice towards the Jewish people that cannot be totally concealed, although they try hard. There seems to be a concerted campaign to deligitimize Israel by Anglicans like Burge, Stephen Sizer and Naim Ateek. Christians must be very discerning when reading Leftist theologians like these, as well as of course those Rightwing Christian Antisemites like Pat Buchanan. For further information on replacement theology and its current manifestations, I highly recommend Future Israel: Why Christian Anti-Judaism Must Be Challenged by Barry Horner. The aforementioned book by Paul Merkley has the facts on where various Christian denominations stand today on the issue of the Jewish State. I do not recommend Whose Land? Whose Promise? to anyone seeking objective facts about the tragic and dangerous situation in the Middle East. Moonbats, wingnuts and replacementistas who are consumed by the ancient hatred will certainly have their prejudices reinforced by it. For those honestly searching for truth, the best place to start is Myths and Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Mitchell Bard.
	Reflections on the book "Whose Land? Whose Promise? What Christians are not being told about Israel and the Palestinians."  Jan 18, 2008
A very significant work on the current Middle East issues filling our news today. I think all Evangelicals should consider reading this book, as it tells a complex, truthful story we almost never hear in our media.
	Whose Land, Whose Promise  Nov 2, 2007
The author's personal journey and transition of thought gives him that much more credibility as he grapples with the heartrending history and current impasse in the Israel/Palestinian situation. His carefully structured and reasoned Biblical basis provides a formidable rebuttal to the Christian Zionism and Dispensationalism that has high-jacked such a large segment of American Christianity. Any clear thinking Christian - clergy and layperson - owes it to himself to be informed. Gary Burge has done us a great service.
	Political propoganda posing as a homily  Aug 30, 2007
This book can only be described as political propaganda. The author hides from readers vast amounts of key information necessary for understanding what in reality is a complex conflict. Moreover, the information he selectively does provide is more often than not misleading, or even just false. One review of the book by Dexter Van Zile correctly notes that "the book is a compendium of factual errors, misstatements, omissions and distortions that portray the modern state of Israel in an inaccurate manner." The review goes on to note that: "The errors are egregious and numerous. For example: * Rev. Dr. Burge portrayed an essay by well-known commentator Daniel Pipes as offering a message exactly the opposite of what Daniel Pipes actually wrote. * Rev. Dr. Burge attributed a quote to David Ben-Gurion that had been exposed as false and fabricated several years before publication of Whose Land? Whose Promise? (The book the author cites as the source for the quote in question - a work book intended for high school-age students - does not include the quote in question.) * Rev. Dr. Burge falsely stated that Israeli-Arabs are denied membership in Israel's labor movement, when in fact, one of the books he cites reports that Israeli-Arabs had been allowed full membership in Israel's largest union - the Histadrut - since 1959. * Rev. Dr. Burge falsely reported that Israeli-Arabs are barred from the service in Israel's military. * Rev. Dr. Burge falsely reported that Israeli-Arabs are prohibited from joining Israel's major political parties. * Rev. Dr. Burge mis-characterized UN Resolution 242 as requiring Israeli withdrawal to its "pre-1967 borders" when in fact it does not. * Rev. Dr. Burge portrays Hezbollah as a "resistance organization" when in fact its political agenda and leaders clearly state the organization is dedicated to the destruction of Israel - a fact he omits in his description. * Rev. Dr. Burge portrays the founding of the PLO as an attempt to resolve the problem of Palestinian refugees created by the 1948 war when in fact its founding was motivated by a desire for the destruction of Israel. In short, Burge's book is not an honest assessment of Israeli policies, but an inaccurate indictment." If you want an example of how selective information and distortions can make one side appear evil and another side innocent, than Burge's book will do. But if you are hoping to learn about and understand the Arab-Israeli conflict, you'll have to look elsewhere.

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