One must always remember that men wrote the Holy Books and what was happening in history when they wrote the words down. kentay
=== It just means 'chosen' to keep more laws. God offered the covenant to all the nations, but all refused to accept it unconditionally. Finally the Jews agreed. They 'chose' God, so God 'chose' them in return. 'chosen' doesn't mean 'superior' or anything like that. Judaism teaches that all humans are equal.
kentay's statement about chosenness is completely correct. Of course, as a faith commitment, we hold the torah to be divinely given rather than being the result of human composition.
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