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Dreamers of Zion, Joseph Smith and George J. Adams : conviction, leadership and Israel's renewal / Reed M. Holmes.
LIBRA BX8643.Z55 H65 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holmes, Reed M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844.
- Smith, Joseph.
- Adams, G. J. (George Jones), 1813-1880.
- Adams, G. J.
- Zion (Latter Day Saint doctrine)--History of doctrines--19th century.
- Zion (Latter Day Saint doctrine).
- Israel (Christian theology)--History of doctrines--19th century.
- Israel (Christian theology).
- Israel (Christian theology)--History of doctrines.
- Zion (Latter Day Saint doctrine)--History of doctrines.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2003.
- Contents:
- 1 The Historical Background
- The Return of the Jews 1
- Christian attitudes towards Zion and the Jewish people 10
- America as "God's New Israel" 12
- Primacy of the Bible in Puritan America 13
- Sense of national destiny 15
- Emerging concern in Britain and America for the Return of the Jews 16
- 2 The Zionism of Joseph Smith 21
- The Smith family in their Puritan New England setting 21
- Joseph Smith, from birth to theophany 23
- Theophany in a grove 23
- The Book of Mormon 26
- The Book of Mormon and Native Americans 33
- Two Zions and the Restoration of Israel 35
- Joseph Smith, pre-millennialist with a difference 42
- The Concept of Zionic Community: Zion as ensign 43
- Enoch's City of Zion 44
- The Collective Idea 47
- Conflict and Persecution 49
- Philadelphia and Warder Cresson 52
- Orson Hyde's assignment to Jerusalem 56
- Nauvoo and the Murder of Joseph Smith 59
- Joseph Smith and the Temple 61
- The Influence of Joseph Smith 69
- 3 The Zionism of George Jones Adams 71
- Joseph Smith: believer in the Redemption of Zion 71
- G.J. Adams' background 72
- G.J. Adams and the Mormons 74
- George Adams and James Strang 88
- The Children of Ephraim 101
- Zion to be established at Jerusalem 105
- Joshua and Caleb go to Palestine, to "spy out the land" 109
- Preparations for the journey to Jaffa 116
- The Jaffa Colony 127
- The growth of dissension 132
- The colony and the consuls 138
- Break-up of the colony 147
- Evaluating the effect of Adam's belief in the redemption of Zion 156
- 4 The Mormon Movement
- Kinship with the House of Israel 161.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-225) and index.
- ISBN:
- 190390062X
- OCLC:
- 52547529
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