Аннотация:Three exceptionalisms divide up the bulk of the Torah: the position that the created world (created by God) is special among (possible) worlds; the position that men and women (inspired by God with his breath of life) are special among creatures; the position that the nation of Israel (chosen by God) is special among nations. It’s an a‑theological version of the second of these that is in fact the Bible’s core doctrine. Israelite exceptionalism (“chosenness”), vital though it is to Judaism, is incompatible with the unique status of persons in the creation, and hence has to be downgraded.
