{"product_id":"the-faith-of-the-outsider-exclusion-and-inclusion-in-the-biblical-story-9780802828644","title":"The Faith of the Outsider: Exclusion and Inclusion in the Biblical Story","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eexclusive\u003c\/i\u003e election actually has an \u003ci\u003einclusive\u003c\/i\u003e purpose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLooking 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802828644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.68h x 6.48w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/28\/2005 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Frank Anthony Spina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643560718492,"sku":"9780802828644","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a6ff0af7-9dd0-489a-a07b-7e78fb577ff3.jpg?v=1603856838","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-faith-of-the-outsider-exclusion-and-inclusion-in-the-biblical-story-9780802828644","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}