TY - BOOK AU - Lohr,Joel N. TI - Chosen and unchosen: conceptions of election in the Pentateuch and Jewish-Christian interpretation T2 - Siphrut SN - 9781575061719 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - BM613 .L64 2009 U1 - 296.3/1172 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Winona Lake, Ind. PB - Eisenbrauns KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Theology KW - Pentateuch KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Jews KW - Election, Doctrine of KW - Biblical teaching KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Judaism KW - Relations KW - Christianity N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-244) and indexes; Introducing election and nonelection : Christian interpretation -- Jewish election theologies : exclusion and disgrace? -- Blessing or curse? Abraham, election, and the nations : the story of Abimelech -- An unchosen figure who saves a people (Exodus 2: 1-10) -- Numbers : Balaam and YHWH's irrevocable love for Israel -- Israel and the nations in Deuteronomy -- Chosen and unchosen : can good come from a God who favors? -- Appendix 1. The tendency to view Balaam as sinner -- Appendix 2. Ḥerem in the Old Testament : an overview ER -