The Chosen: The History of an Idea, the Anatomy of an Obsession

by Avi Beker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349370053
• ISBN13: 9781349370054
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"