02383nam 2200553 a 450 991045629540332120200520144314.01-282-49891-697866124989160-7618-4950-5(CKB)2520000000007203(EBL)500874(OCoLC)609860098(SSID)ssj0000365109(PQKBManifestationID)12132502(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365109(PQKBWorkID)10398310(PQKB)11503333(MiAaPQ)EBC500874(Au-PeEL)EBL500874(CaPaEBR)ebr10367394(CaONFJC)MIL249891(EXLCZ)99252000000000720320100331d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRediscovering Japan, reintroducing Christendom[electronic resource] two thousand years of Christian hsitory in Japan /Samuel LeeLanham, Md. Hamilton Books20101 online resource (213 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-4949-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-176) and index.pt. 1. The beginning : the arrival of the Israelites in Japan B.C. 250-A.D. 250 -- pt. 2. Keikyo : the Church of the East in Japan A.D. 600 -- pt. 3. Kirishitan : the Catholic Church in Japan, the age of persecution A.D. 1542 -- pt. 4. Kirisuto Kyokai : the arrival of Protestantism in Japan, the age of revival & indigenization A.D. 1853 -- pt. 5. Analysis & conclusions, the age of a new beginning A.D. 2000.Japan's Christian history and cultural roots are examined from an alternative perspective. Lee analyzes cultural, religious and linguistic evidence to argue that Christianity was introduced to Japan through the Lost Tribes of Israel, converted to Christianity through the missionary efforts of the Assyrian Church of the East around A.D. 500.JapanChurch historyElectronic books.270.0952275.2Lee Samuel27273MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456295403321Rediscovering Japan, reintroducing Christendom2054024UNINA