02322nam 2200541 a 450 991081703580332120200520144314.01-282-49891-697866124989160-7618-4950-5(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 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 history270.0952275.2Lee Samuel27273MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817035803321Rediscovering Japan, reintroducing Christendom3968701UNINA