Israeli Jewish Attitudes toward Core Religious Beliefs in God, the Election of Israel, Eschatology, and the Temple Mount-Statistical Analysis

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ID3347740
AutoresMotti Inbari (0000-0001-5018-6737, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, autor correspondente), Kirill Bumin (0009-0001-8208-971X, Boston University, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume15
Fascículo9
Páginas1076
Data de publicação2024-09-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel15091076
OpenAlexW4402276384
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas18

In this article, we aim to gauge the perspectives of Israeli Jews on core Jewish beliefs in God, the ideas of the Election of Israel, the afterlife, the advent of the messiah, and the significance of the Temple Mount at the End of Days. We conducted a survey among a representative sample of 1204 Israeli-Jewish respondents. The survey was administered in Hebrew and fielded between 27 March and 18 April 2023. This study shows that among the Israeli public, there is a so-called secular-religious dichotomy, at least to some extent. We were able to confirm that about 50% of the sample prays often, believes that Judaism is the only true religion, and identifies as traditional or Orthodox. We also analyze a typology of secular Israelis, including traditionalist seculars, spiritual seculars, and atheist or agnostic seculars. This study further shows that there are important generational differences in Israeli society when it comes to questions of faith. The youngest Israelis comprise the most religious age cohort, while the older generations are the least religious. In the survey, we asked multiple questions on the opinions toward visiting, praying, and constructing a synagogue or a Temple on the Temple Mount

Afterlife · Baptism · Eschatology · Faith · Judaism · Messiah · Mount · Sociology · Theology · Typology · Anthropology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies