The Faith of the Outsider: Exclusion and Inclusion in the Biblical Story

Spina, Frank Anthony

ISBN 10: 0802828647 / ISBN 13: 9780802828644

Verlag: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005

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This book offers a probing, insightful look at the "outsider" motif running through the Bible. The biblical story about God's covenant with "insiders" -- with Israel as the chosen people -- is scandalous in today's cultural climate of inclusivity. But, as Frank Anthony Spina shows, God's exclusive election actually has an inclusive purpose. Looking carefully at the biblical narrative, Spina highlights in bold relief seven remarkable stories that treat nonelect people positively and, even more, as strategically important participants in God's plan of salvation. The stories of Esau, Tamar, Rahab, Naaman, Jonah, Ruth, and the woman at the well come alive in new ways as Spina discusses and examines them from an outsider-insider point of view.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Frank Anthony Spina is emeritus professor of Old Testament at Seattle Pacific University and Seminary and an Episcopal priest. He publishes a weekly Podcast: The Bible You Thought You Knew.

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Titel: The Faith of the Outsider: Exclusion and ...
Verlag: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Acceptable