Dreamers of Zion - Joseph Smith and George J

This book explains the rejection by Smith and Adams of 'normal' Christian replacement theology and sets out the apologetics by which Smith and Adams promoted courage and conviction in all who joined them in encouraging the gathering of the Jewish exiles to Jerusalem. Joseph Smith Jr, founder of the Mormon movement and George J Adams, one of his least known followers -- two Gentile dreamers of Zion -- were instrumental in encouraging Jews and Christians to support the restoration of Israel.

Reed M. Holmes received his MA from Los Angeles State College and his Ph.D. from Haifa University

Preface

vii

Acknowledgments

xviii

1 The Historical Background - The Return of the Jews

1

(20)

Christian attitudes towards Zion and the Jewish people

10

(2)

America as "God's New Israel"

12

(1)

Primacy of the Bible in Puritan America

13

(2)

Sense of national destiny

15

(1)

Emerging concern in Britain and America for the Return of the Jews

16

(5)

2 The Zionism of Joseph Smith

21

(50)

The Smith family in their Puritan New England setting

21

(2)

Joseph Smith, from birth to theophany

23

(3)

Theophany in a grove

23

(3)

The Book of Mormon

26

(7)

The Book of Mormon and Native Americans

33

(2)

Two Zions and the Restoration of Israel

35

(7)

Joseph Smith, pre-millennialist with a difference

42

(1)

The Concept of Zionic Community: Zion as ensign

43

(6)

Enoch's City of Zion

44

(3)

The Collective Idea

47

(2)

Conflict and Persecution

49

(3)

Philadelphia and Warder Cresson

52

(4)

Orson Hyde's assignment to Jerusalem

56

(3)

Nauvoo and the Murder of Joseph Smith

59

(2)

Joseph Smith and the Temple

61

(8)

The Influence of Joseph Smith

69

(2)

3 The Zionism of George Jones Adams

71

(90)

Joseph Smith: believer in the Redemption of Zion

71

(1)

G.J. Adams' background

72

(2)

G.J. Adams and the Mormons

74

(14)

George Adams and James Strang

88

(13)

The Children of Ephraim

101

(4)

Zion to be established at Jerusalem

105

(4)

Joshua and Caleb go to Palestine, to "spy out the land"

109

(7)

Preparations for the journey to Jaffa

116

(11)

The Jaffa Colony

127

(29)

The growth of dissension

132

(6)

The colony and the consuls

138

(9)

Break-up of the colony

147

(9)

Evaluating the effect of Adam's belief in the redemption of Zion

156

(5)

4 The Mormon Movement - Kinship with the House of Israel

161

(18)

Notes

179

(25)

Glossary

204

(4)

Select Bibliography

208

(18)

Index

226

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