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Messianic Zionism in the Digital Age
Jews, Noahides, and the Third Temple Imaginary
Rachel Z. Feldman (Author)
9781978828179
Paperback / softback, published 15 March 2024
214 pages, 6 B-W images
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.045 kg
“Brilliant anthropologist Rachel Feldman delves into the dynamic and surprising landscape of Judaism in the twenty-first century, unveiling the rise of the messianic Third Temple movement in Israel. This book reveals the movement’s ambitious pursuit of biblical prophecies and explores the transformative influence of the internet and social media in propelling its visions and shaping a new transnational Judaic faith.”
Judaism in the twenty-first century has seen the rise of the messianic Third Temple movement, as religious activists based in Israel have worked to realize biblical prophecies, including the restoration of a Jewish theocracy and the construction of the third and final Temple on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Through groundbreaking ethnographic research, Messianic Zionism in the Digital Age details how Third Temple visions have gained considerable momentum and political support in Israel and abroad .
The role of technology in this movement’s globalization has been critical. Feldman skillfully highlights the ways in which the internet and social media have contributed to the movement's growth beyond the streets of Jerusalem into communities of former Christians around the world who now identify as the Children of Noah (Bnei Noah). She charts a path for future research while documenting the intimate effects of political theologies in motion and the birth of a new transnational Judaic faith.