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020			_a9781575061719
040			_a1
041			_a0 eng
082			_a296.31172
082			_bJ64-L83
100			_aLohr, Joel N.
100			_d(1974-...)
100			_eAuthor
245			_aSiphrut
245			_bLiterature and theology of the Hebrew Scriptures
245			_cJoel N. Lohr
245			_nvol. 2
245			_pChosen and unchosen: Conceptions of election in the Pentateuch and Jewish-Christian interpretation
260			_aU.S.A
260			_bEisenbrauns
260			_c2009
300			_a254tr.
300			_bHardcover
300			_c23cm
520			_aWinner of the 2011 RBY Scott Award from the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies/Société Canadienne des études bibliquesThe God of the Bible favors a national people, Israel, and this is at the cost of the other nations. In fact, not being Israel usually means humiliation or destruction or simply being ignored by God. Reading the text `with the grain` or placing oneself within the chosen's perspective may seem very well until one considers the unchosen. There is much regarding the unchosen that has not been explored in scholarly research, but in this important work, Lohr attempts to make sense of the question of election and nonelection in the OT as a Christian interpreter and with a concern for the history of interpretation and Jewish-Christian dialogue. He also corrects a Christian tendency to read election and nonelection as love and damnation, respectively, a perception that is altogether foreign to the OT itself. The unchosen are important to the overall world view of Scripture and, although election entails exclusion, and God's love for the one people Israel is love in contrast to others, it does not follow that the unchosen fall outside of the economy of God's purposes, his workings, or his ways. The unchosen often face important tests of their own and have a responsibility to God and the chosen, however, this idea defies modern-day notions of fairness. It is a central idea of Scripture that already appears in the original call of and promises made to Abram and something that, if ignored, places our larger understanding of God at risk. Equally important, if contemporary faith communities (both Jewish and Christian) form their understanding of `the other` on a faulty reading of Scripture regarding the unchosen, chaos and hatred can ensue. The political and religious climate of our contemporary world has never presented a more important time to get this matter right. Scholars and students alike are finding Chosen and Unchosen to be indispensable resources as they mull over these difficult questions.
650			_aJews -- Election, Doctrine of -- Biblical teaching
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