The
(un)Holy
Land
UNDERSTANDING THE PALESTINE/ISRAEL CONFLICT
On one trip, our driver at Ben Gurion airport greeted us with, “Welcome to Israel, welcome to the Holy Land.”
When driving through the Wall and meeting our Palestinian tour guide, the tour guide proceeded to introduce himself with the words, “Welcome to the land of Jesus, the Holy Land, or should I say the Unholy Land?”.
Study Guide
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The (un)Holy Land project is a resource to help you study, reflect and respond to life in Israel and Palestine. It can be used for group study or be engaged with as a personal study guide to complete in your own time.
The interactive study guide contains four sections with additional appendices that provide opportunities for further study, should you wish to continue your learning and go deeper with the material and the issues.
The guide is available to download below, particularly for use in study groups. Videos appear throughout the guide that can be watched with internet access, or downloaded to present to a group.
The four sections are:
01 – Introduction and Biblical considerations
02 – History, Hostility and Realities on the ground
03 – Major themes within and through the conflict
04 – Possible responses to what has been learned
+ Appendices to aid further study
Video Content
Videos are available to download from Vimeo for offline use.
Click the play icon. Then click on ‘Vimeo’ to be taken to the source page where you can download the file.
01 – Introduction and Biblical considerations
An Introduction
Why this resource, why now?
Irish Methodist Involvement
02 – History, Hostility and Realities on the ground
A very rough time line
Background to the founding of Israel
The realities on the ground
Video Interview with Israeli Rabbi
Elias Des (Director, Holy Land Trust) Interview
03 – Major themes within and through the conflict
The major players in the conversation
Antisemitism
04 – Possible responses to what has been learned
Possible Christian responses
US and THEM
What about the future?
THE (UN)HOLY LAND
A guide for Irish Methodists
First published - June 2022
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