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God’s Holy People: A Theme in Biblical Theology is unavailable, but you can change that!

God’s Holy People focuses on the character of Israel, and examines the relationship between Israel and the nations as a framework for understanding Christian mission. God mandates holiness for Israel—Israel must be different from other peoples, because Israel belongs to Yahweh. Yet what does it mean to be a holy nation and a priestly kingdom? This book addresses two questions: What does holiness...

people Israel. It is here, in a summary statement of the purpose of the covenant, that Israel is called to be holy: Now therefore, if you will obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples. For all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation (Exod. 19:5–6; my translation). I take these verses to be pivotal for understanding Israel’s life and identity under God. The purpose of Israel’s special election is summarized in
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