The Jews as a Chosen People - Tradition and transformation (Paperback)

The concept of the Jews as a chosen people is a key element of the Jewish faith and identity. This book explores the idea of chosenness from the ancient world, through modernity and into the Post-Holocaust era. Analysing a vast corpus of biblical, ancient, rabbinic and modern Jewish literature, the author seeks to give a better understanding of this central doctrine of the Jewish religion. She shows that although the idea of chosenness has been central to Judaism and Jewish self-definition, it has not been carried to the present day in the same form. Instead it has gone through constant change, depending on who is employing it, against what sort of background, and for what purpose. Surveying the different and sometimes conflicting interpretations of the doctrine of chosenness that appear in Ancient, Modern, and Post-Holocaust periods, the dominant themes of 'Holiness', 'Mission', and 'Survival' are identified in each respective period. The theological, philosophical, and sociological dimensions of the question of Jewish chosenness are thus examined in their historical context, as responses to the challenges of Christianity, Modernity, and the Holocaust in particular. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Jewish Studies, the Holocaust, religion and theology.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Jewish Studies Series
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	2009
Authors:	S. Leyla Gurkan
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-78012-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > History > World history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
LSN:	1-138-78012-X
Barcode:	9781138780125

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