Catholic-Jewish Engagements on Israel: Holy Land, Political Territory, or Theological Promise?

This is the first volume of its kind, bringing together a group of international Jewish and Catholic scholars in creative conversation addressing the question of the status of the land called Israel. Is Israel best viewed as political territory, the ‘Holy Land’, or part of the biblical promise? If committing to one of these options, what are the theological and political consequences?

The book is divided into sections that take the reader through several related questions that bear upon this...