Abstract                   Preface   ............ ii

PART ONE: INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS. 1

    I  The Cross -- A Symbol, A Metaphor, and God's Glory ... 2

       Addenda -- 7 Stories from Israel 4 Jewish 3 Arab ...  7-14

   II  The Calvary Road ........................................................15

       Addenda -- 8 Stories from Israel 4 Jewish 4 Arab ... 19-27 

  III  Cruciform(ity), Theosis, Cruciform Father & Sons ....... 28

       Addenda -- 7 Stories from Israel 3 Jewish 4 Arab ... 40-47

   IV  The Paradigm of the Cross ........................................ 48

      Addenda -- 6 Stories from Israel 3 Jewish 3 Arab ... 54-60

   V  The Kingdom of God -- Introduction ............................ 61

      Addenda -- 7 Stories from Israel 3 Jewish 4 Arab ... 68-75

  VI   The Kingdom of God and Society .............................. 76

      Addenda -- 5 Stories from Israel 3 Jewish 2 Arab ... 85-90

  VII  Hermeneutics, Paradoxes, and "Being Right" ............ 91

 VIII  Dispensationalism Vs. Reformed Theology ............... 97 

PART TWO: GOD'S CRUCIFORM KINGDOM IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.....................................................................105

  IX Jewish Expectations of the Messiah & His Kingdom ... 106

   X  The Kingdom Has Come--In Part   ...................................... 112

  XI The "Good News" of the Cruciform Kingdom ................. 122

 XII  Following Jesus on the Calvary Road .............................. 131

 XIII Submission to the Lord as His Bond-Slave .................... 136

 XIV The Cruciformity  of Righteousness, Faith and Love ...142

 XV "Eternal Life" = Cruciform Life ...............................................149

XVI  The Non-Violent Victory of the Lamb ................................ 155

XVII The Kingdom of God and "The Land" .............................. 165

PART THREE: GOD'S KINGDOM AND "THE ONE NEW MAN"........................................................................................174

 XVIII The Cruciformity of the One New Man ...........................175

(Note: Chapter XIX is in need of completion)

 XIX The One New Man in Modern Israel / Palestine  ...........183

 XX The One New Man and the "Coming" of Christ ............. 196

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APPENDIX A  Summaries of 20 Christian Arabs' Stories

APPENDIX B  Summaries of 20 Messianic Jews' Stories 

APPENDIX C  Significant Steps in the Author's Calvary Road

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Books Used for Stories--Links to Details about the Books and to Summaries of Stories Taken from Each One

• Mark A. Gabriel, Islam and the Jews: The Unfinished Battle

• Tom Doyle, Two Nations Under God: Why You Should Care About Israel

• Tom Doyle, Breakthrough: The Return of Hope to the Middle East

• Brother Andrew, Light Force: A Stirring Accounty of the Church Caught in the Middle East Crossfire

• Julia Fisher, A Future for Israel:Christian Arabs Share Their Stories

• Julia Fisher, Israel: The Mystery of Peace: True Stories Demonstrating God's Road Map for Peace in Israel Today

• Julia Fisher, Israel's New Disciples: Why Are So Many Jews Turning to Jesus?

• Tom Hess, Sons of Abraham: Egypt, Israel, and Assyria Worshipping God Together As a Blessing on the Earth

• Tom Hess, Joshua Generation: From the Ends of the Earth to Jerusalem

• Tass Saada, Once an Arafat Man: The True Story of How a PLO Sniper Found a New Life