Messianic Zionism in the Digital Age

Jews, Noahides, and the Third Temple Imaginary

Rachel Z. Feldman

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781978828179, 9781978828186
• eBook ISBN: 9781978828193
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Jewish Theology

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.
 

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• 1. Introduction: Third Temple Visions and Political Theologies in Motion
• 2. Biblical Revival in Contemporary Israel: Temple Builders as Proxy-State Actors
• 3. “Born Again, Again”: The Emergence of Noahidism as a Transnational Judaic Faith
• 4. “Righteous among the Nations”: A Case Study of Noahide Communities in the Philippines
• Conclusion: The Children of Israel, the Children of Noah, and the “End of Judaism”?
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author