The Journey of Ephraim & Manasseh - God blessed America and England for a reason, and Iraq's Oil is not that reason

Published in 2003, this work by John Wayne Manning represents a self-published exploration of British Israelism, a theological belief system that posits the peoples of the British Isles and the United States are the literal descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel. The text emerged during a period of heightened geopolitical tension following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, as evidenced by the author's specific focus on contemporary Middle Eastern oil politics and his attempt to reconcile international conflict with his interpretation of biblical prophecy.

The design and content reflect a niche tradition of American independent religious publishing, where authors often bypass mainstream houses to distribute ideological frameworks directly to their target audience. As a self-published manuscript, the work lacks the editorial scrutiny of traditional publishing, serving primarily as a document of the author’s personal synthesis of historical theology and current events. It remains an obscure entry in the broader landscape of American religious polemics, valued primarily by researchers interested in the evolution of fringe theological narratives in the early 21st century.