Who Are the Real Chosen People?

Who is most beloved by God? Monotheists have often advanced the idea that their relationship with God is unique and superior to all others. Rabbi Reuven Firestone explores the idea of "chosenness" as articulated through the scriptures of the three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Series: Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies [11/2009] [Humanities] [Show ID: 16030]

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Education

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• rabbi
• reuven
• firestone
• chosen
• jewish
• christian
• islam

[MegF142857]

In first 1 1/2 minutes he says...

"The answer is 'We are the chosen people.' "

Gee... well... then....

[lizazoon]

There are NO chosen people. If there were, god would be the first racist.

[Tzedaqyal]

I sometimes wonder what lives we would be living today if we stayed in Eden; no conflicts, no ability to see differences in good and evil. yes, I think that it gives mankind an ability to see changes, variations in a multicoloured world we call this life. All experiences we gather on our life path is of highest importance to evolve and to develope ourselves.

[Tzedaqyal]

So true the last words of Rabbi Reuven, that we are all unique individuals despite religion, faith, ethnicity, gender, origin or colour of skin.

[turbofritz2]

The concept of a choosen people is a discusting racists construct that was much worse than Nazi Germany ever was. Israel has a occultic hexagram star that was used to summon demons same symbol as the world wealtiest man who started central banking Rothschild had, he was "jewish"

Jesse Owens the black american who competed in Nazi germany said that Germans were the nicest people he ever meet. But it was scammed and lied and the jewish runned media changed it and lied about the event.

[turbofritz2]

The "jewish" isralite is a failour. All of the gentiles of the world are waking up in great numbers and will boycotte the fedral reserve and central banking days will be over soon.

Jewish people are not holy, a jew created the "Church of Satan".

[cager7]

It would be nice if a link to the handout were provided.

[Brown11434]

@lizazoon Then God is racist, there are chosen people and it not jewish.

[2eelShmeal]

#1 When Cain killed Abel, did Abel just die or was he the first to go to heaven?

#2 The Rabbi says that all the other peoples of the world (caananites,) etc originated from Adam and Eve and on through Abram but when Cain was banished to the land of Nod, God put a mark on him to protect him from the people there. What people?

#3 Who was Cain's wife?

#4 If there are more questions than answers after reading this and we don't know who wrote it, then why should we believe it?

#5 No covenant 4 women?

[jcdshb3]

@salamwamat- No, did you ?

The facts are the truth and the truth are the facts no matter how much you repeat a lie....

[Kenzofeis]

@Salamwamat The meaning was; how can one call oneself descendant of "A" if instead one are descendant of "A"'s brother "B"?

[Salamwamat]

@Kenzofeis There is no Semite race, but Semite culture only. Semitism is not a race but Anti Semites are the racist because they see Judaism as a race. Judaism is nationality and religious althogether.