The Faith of the Outsider

<DIV>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 <I>exclusive</I> election actually has an <I>inclusive</I> purpose.<br><br>Looking 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.</DIV>