Imperial British-Israelism: Justification For An Empire

IMPERIAL BRITISH-ISRAELISM:
JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EMPIRE

A Thesis in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree
Southern Methodist University

By:
Gregory S. Neal
May 12, 1987

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Precis'

I. Introduction

11. British-Israelite Theory

111. British-Israelite Historiography and Biblical Hermeneutics

IV. Justifying the Empire

1. Birthright
2. Division of Birthright
3. Sin, Punishment, Displacement, and Christians in the Wilderness
4. The Great Trek and the Wilderness Place in the Isles Afar Off

V. Justifying the Royal Family

1. Scepter and Lawmaking
2. The Lineage of the Scarlet Thread
3. The House of David
4. The Call of Jeremiah

VI. Imperial British-Israelite Applications

1. Manasseh: The United States of America
2. Lord Admiral Fisher: The Anglo-Saxon League and the World War
3. The British-Israel World Federation and the End of the Empire

VII. Conclusion: The Mandate of Imperial British-Israelism