Yet I loved Jacob : reclaiming the biblical concept of election / Joel S. Kaminsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaminsky, Joel S., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Election (Theology)--Biblical teaching.

Election (Theology).

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Nashville : Abingdon Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

God's favor towards some serves God's plan for the larger world. The fact that the Jewish people are especially chosen by God is an idea affirmed by both early Christians and rabbis. However, the idea that God would favor one person or group over another is highly problematic in today's democratic and pluralistic society. Being the Chosen is often seen as better ignored or even repudiated by both Christians and Jews. According to Joel Kaminsky, God's larger plan for the world is worked out through the three-way relationship between God, Israel, and the nations of the world. He asserts that

Contents:

Cain and Abel

Ishmael and Isaac (and Hagar and Sarah)

Jacob and Esau

Joseph and his brothers

Promise and covenant

Election in Leviticus and Deuteronomy : law and holiness

The anti-elect in the Hebrew Bible

The non-elect in the Hebrew Bible

Prophecy and election

Election in Psalms and the Wisdom literature

New Testament and rabbinic views of election.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-4267-1826-8

1-4267-1912-4

OCLC:

922904261