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- catalog abstract "This book deals with the search for the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel by Jews and by Christians. Rivka Gonen discusses the various motivations for the search and the methods used by the searchers, from similarity of language, physical appearance, customs and mythology, to a re-interpretation of biblical excerpts to suit specific situations encountered by the searchers. The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel have a place among the great mythologies of the world, and have been a subject of much speculation, hope, and manipulation throughout the ages. This book explores the early whereabouts of the tribes until they disappeared from historical records, and from there carries the story of the search and the various avenues it took. For the Jews, who for most of the period since the defeat and dispersal of the Ten Tribes lived themselves in exile, the notion that the Ten Tribes were not really lost became an important source of hope and expectation. Christian search was motivated by other factors altogether. For them, the Ten Lost Tribes were identified with Jews who did not participate in the ultimate Jewish sin -- the crucifixion of Jesus.".
- catalog alternative "Quest for the ten lost tribes of Israel : to the ends of the earth".
- catalog contributor b12644859.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-195) and index.".
- catalog description "Prologue: The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel in the World Today -- The Man from Cush--Firsthand Account of the Ten Tribes -- Enigma--Where Are the Ten Lost Tribes? -- Jews in Search of Their Lost Brethren -- Mountain Tribes and Plain Tribes--Israel in the Caucasian Mountains and Beyond -- Lost in the Land of Assyria--The Patans of Afghanistan -- The Tribes in the Land of the Rising Sun--Israel in Japan -- The Thrust to the West--How the Israelites Got to Britain -- The Red and the White--Israel in America -- Israel in the Far Reaches of the World -- Conclusion: Why the Search?.".
- catalog description "This book deals with the search for the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel by Jews and by Christians. Rivka Gonen discusses the various motivations for the search and the methods used by the searchers, from similarity of language, physical appearance, customs and mythology, to a re-interpretation of biblical excerpts to suit specific situations encountered by the searchers. The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel have a place among the great mythologies of the world, and have been a subject of much speculation, hope, and manipulation throughout the ages. This book explores the early whereabouts of the tribes until they disappeared from historical records, and from there carries the story of the search and the various avenues it took. For the Jews, who for most of the period since the defeat and dispersal of the Ten Tribes lived themselves in exile, the notion that the Ten Tribes were not really lost became an important source of hope and expectation. Christian search was motivated by other factors altogether. For them, the Ten Lost Tribes were identified with Jews who did not participate in the ultimate Jewish sin -- the crucifixion of Jesus.".
- catalog extent "xxv, 206 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0765761467".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Northvale, NJ : Jason Aronson,".
- catalog subject "909/.04924 21".
- catalog subject "DS131 .G65 2002".
- catalog subject "Jews Origin.".
- catalog subject "Lost tribes of Israel.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prologue: The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel in the World Today -- The Man from Cush--Firsthand Account of the Ten Tribes -- Enigma--Where Are the Ten Lost Tribes? -- Jews in Search of Their Lost Brethren -- Mountain Tribes and Plain Tribes--Israel in the Caucasian Mountains and Beyond -- Lost in the Land of Assyria--The Patans of Afghanistan -- The Tribes in the Land of the Rising Sun--Israel in Japan -- The Thrust to the West--How the Israelites Got to Britain -- The Red and the White--Israel in America -- Israel in the Far Reaches of the World -- Conclusion: Why the Search?.".
- catalog title "Quest for the ten lost tribes of Israel : to the ends of the earth".
- catalog title "To the ends of the earth : the quest for the ten lost tribes of Israel / Rivka Gonen.".
- catalog type "text".