RT Article
T1 Which Gospel? The Militarization of Sacred Texts in Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
JF International journal of public theology
VO 18
IS 4
SP 488
OP 508
A1 Alkhouri, Yousef Kamal
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1909491012
AB Sacred texts have frequently been used to legitimize the oppression and extermination of native peoples. This article argues that Christian and Jewish Zionism, being the ideology of settler-colonialism of Palestine, is genocidal. It showcases the ways sacred texts have been militarized to justify the Zionist settler-colonialism in its genocidal war against the Palestinians. Further, the Israeli military has deployed an Artificial Intelligence military system called ‘the Gospel’. This article poses the question: Which ‘gospel’ would Palestinians think of when they hear this word – that of the Kingdom or of genocide? Applying an empire criticism approach, the article shows the concept carries several connotations – imperial and counter-imperial. The earlier is the imperial ‘Gospel’ of genocide, the latter is the gospel of the kingdom, which is counter-imperial. The church, as an agent of the gospel of kingdom, has to be prophetic in the face of oppression.
K1 Christian Zionism
K1 Zionism
K1 Kingdom of God
K1 Bible
K1 empire studies
K1 Settler-colonialism
K1 Palestine
DO 10.1163/15697320-20241612