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The Chosen: The History of an Idea, and the Anatomy of an Obsession
Avi Beker
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Description for The Chosen: The History of an Idea, and the Anatomy of an Obsession
Hardcover. This book examines the concept of 'the chosen' as an important marker of how Christian and Jewish communities distinguish themselves from one and other. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
The Chosen explores Judaism s key defining concept and inquires why it remains the central unspoken and explosive psychological, historical, and theological problem at the heart of Jewish-Gentile relations. Crisscrossing the twin cultural and theological divides between Judaism, Christendom, and Islam, The Chosen explains how the Jews, of all people, have come to represent at once the epitome of both the good and the odious. Beker covers not only the great stories of how the Jews came to be chosen and the Christian, Muslim, and Nazi efforts to appropriate the title, but also the key role "chosenness" plays in contemporary ... Read more
The Chosen explores Judaism s key defining concept and inquires why it remains the central unspoken and explosive psychological, historical, and theological problem at the heart of Jewish-Gentile relations. Crisscrossing the twin cultural and theological divides between Judaism, Christendom, and Islam, The Chosen explains how the Jews, of all people, have come to represent at once the epitome of both the good and the odious. Beker covers not only the great stories of how the Jews came to be chosen and the Christian, Muslim, and Nazi efforts to appropriate the title, but also the key role "chosenness" plays in contemporary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230600485
SKU
V9780230600485
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About Avi Beker
Avi Beker served as Secretary General of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) until 2003. He served as a member of the Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN and was a delegate to five General Assemblies dedicated to disarmament. He founded the Israel Council for Foreign Relations and the Institute for Research at the WJC. He currently lectures on international diplomacy at Tel ... Read more
Reviews for The Chosen: The History of an Idea, and the Anatomy of an Obsession
"Well-researched, insightful, Avi Beker s volume on the theme of the chosenness of the Jewish people responds to many questions, both ancient and contemporary, that are worthy of the reader s interest." - Elie Wiesel, author of Night "The Chosen takes up a concept that goes straight to the heart and root of Judaism - the role ... Read more