Andrews University
The Concept of Israel in the Old Testament and its Divine Purpose: an Exegetical and Theological Analysis
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>The aim of this study is to undertake a fresh look into the concept of Israel in the Old Testament and its divine purpose in the context of the overarching theology of the Hebrew Bible. The working method used in this research is a theological and exegetical analysis of relevant Hebrew text along with incorporating historical and socio-archaeological background studies.</p> <p>The conclusion that is reached is that Old Testament Israel was a cosmopolitan community of people connected through biological links, intermarriage relationships, and political alliances. In a spiritual sense, the term Israel served as a characterizing title granted to Jacob first, to his descendants next, and then to all who accepted Yahweh as their God and demonstrated a genuine change in their moral lives according to His statutes.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Religion, Old Testament Studies PhD
- Year dc:date.available
- 2025
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Arutyunyan, Gregory
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Richard M. Davidson
- Randall W. Younker
- Paul Z. Gregor
Subjects
dc:subject × 4Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/1861
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.andrews.edu:dissertations-3132