This book explores a variety of biblical texts in order to clarify and better understand the relationship between the individual and the community in ancient Israel. Although much of the argument is focused upon Deuteronomy and the deuteronomistic history, other pentateuchal and prophetic texts are also probed. In particular, certain instances of divine retribution that are corporate in nature are explored, and it is argued that such punishments are quite common and completely understandable of the basic theological ideas that are operative in such cases. The examination turns to other...
This book explores a variety of biblical texts in order to clarify and better understand the relationship between the individual and the community ...
The topic of the election of Israel is one of the most controversial and difficult subjects in the entire Bible. Modern readers wonder why God would favour one specific people and why Israel in particular was chosen. This focused volume seeks to bring to a wide audience the on-going, rich theological dialogue on the election of Israel.
The topic of the election of Israel is one of the most controversial and difficult subjects in the entire Bible. Modern readers wonder why God would f...
Jews call the Hebrew Scriptures the -Tanakh- and Christians call them the -Old Testament.- It doesn't take long to see that Jews and Christians view the same set of books differently and interpret these scriptures in unique and at times conflicting ways. The Hebrew Bible for Beginners introduces students to the tremendous influence the Hebrew Bible has had on western society for over two millennia and explores the complexities of reading ancient religious literature today. The book also addresses how certain modern critical approaches may initially be alarming, indeed even shocking, to those...
Jews call the Hebrew Scriptures the -Tanakh- and Christians call them the -Old Testament.- It doesn't take long to see that Jews and Christians view t...
Gods favor towards some serves Gods plan for the larger world.
The Bibles affirmation of Israels divine election is often ignored or even repudiated by contemporary Christians and Jews who are scandalized by the possibility that God might favor one person or group over another. Beginning with the stories of family rivalry in Genesis and in working through a host of other biblical texts, Joel Kaminsky explores the dynamics of election. Why does God favor certain people? How do the chosen and non-chosen interact? And what might these texts teach us about Gods intention for the world?
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Gods favor towards some serves Gods plan for the larger world.
The Bibles affirmation of Israels divine election is often ignored or even rep...
