TY - BOOK AU - Kaminsky, Joel S., 1960- TI - Yet I loved Jacob: reclaiming the biblical concept of election SN - 9780687025343 AV - BS1199.E63 K36 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Nashville PB - Abingdon Press KW - Bible.Old Testament KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - Election (Theology) KW - Biblical teaching. N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ; Cain and Abel -- Ishmael and Isaac (and Hagar and Sarah) -- Jacob and Esau -- Joseph and his brothers -- Promise and covenant -- Election in Leviticus and Deuteronomy: law and holiness -- The anti-elect in the Hebrew Bible -- The non-elect in the Hebrew Bible -- Prophecy and election -- Election in Psalms and the Wisdom literature -- New Testament and rabbinic views of election. N2 - Drawing from both the Old and New Testaments, this book explores how God chooses, how humans participate, what we know from the Bible about God's intentions, and whether God's plan for the chosen people succeeds. ER -