The Election of Israel: The Idea of the Chosen People
The view of themselves as the chosen people of God has been maintained by Jews from the beginnings of their history to the present. The author explores the development of this idea in Jewish theology and law, and essays a contemporary retrieval of the classical doctrine of election. Through an examination of the philosophical implications of the idea, he argues for the correlation of election and revelation, and shows both what the notion of election should mean for Jews today, and how...
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This controversial investigation of the doctrine of Israel's election casts new light on Jewish modernity.
PrefaceList of abbreviationsGeneral noteIntroduction11Spinoza and his challenge222Hermann Cohen's concept of election503Franz Rosenzweig's return to the doctrine784The retrieval of the biblical doctrine1085The rabbinic development of the doctrine1636Two medieval views of election200Conclusion241Appendix 1 Some major Jewish thinkers cited256Appendix 2259Appendix 3262Appendix 4264Bibliography266Index278
