Creation and Salvation: Models of Relationship Between the God of Israel and the Nations in the Book of Jonah, in Psalm 33 (MT and LXX) and in the ... zum Alten Testament 2. Reihe, Band 106)

In recent decades the debate on monotheism and religious pluralism has been strongly influenced by the idea that monotheism originating in the Old Testament is the root of intolerance and violence. In this study Daniela Scialabba investigates inclusive tendencies in Old Testament monotheism in particular theological principles motivating and supporting the possibility of a positive relationship between non-Israelites and the God of Israel. Thus she examines three texts thoroughly: the Book of Jonah Psalm 33 (MT and LXX) and the novel Joseph and Aseneth. Despite their difference concernin g genre date of origin and provenance these texts have important ideas in common: the relationship between the God of Israel and non-Israelites as well as the concept of God as a universal creator who has pity with all his creatures.