Chosen people
Throughout history, various groups of people have considered themselves to be the chosen people of a
Anthropologists commonly regard claims of chosenness as a form of ethnocentrism.[2][3]
Judaism
In Judaism, "chosenness" is the belief that the
While the concept of "choseness" may be understood by some to connote
Christianity and derivatives
Seventh-day Adventism
Mormonism
In
Christian Identity
Christian Identity is a belief which holds the view that only either
Independently practiced by individuals, independent congregations, and some prison gangs, it is not an organized religion, nor is it connected with specific Christian denominations.[13] Its theology promotes a racial interpretation of Christianity.[14][15] Christian Identity beliefs were primarily developed and promoted by American authors who regarded Europeans as the "chosen people" and Jews as the cursed offspring of Cain, the "serpent hybrid" or serpent seed, a belief known as the two-seedline doctrine.[12] White supremacist sects and gangs later adopted many of these teachings.
Christian Identity holds that all non-whites (people not of wholly European descent) will either be exterminated or enslaved in order to serve the white race in the new Heavenly Kingdom on Earth under the reign of Jesus Christ. Its doctrine states that only "Adamic" (white) people can achieve salvation and paradise.[16]
Mandaeism
Mandaeans formally refer to themselves as Nasurai (Nasoraeans) meaning guardians or possessors of secret rites and knowledge.[17][18] Another early self-appellation is bhiri zidqa meaning 'elect of righteousness' or 'the chosen righteous', a term found in the Book of Enoch and Genesis Apocryphon II, 4.[19]: 552–553 [20][17][21]: 18
Rastafari
Based on Jewish biblical tradition and Ethiopian legend via
Unification Church
Sun Myung Moon taught that Korea is the chosen nation, selected to serve a divine mission and was "chosen by God to be the birthplace of the leading figure of the age"[22] and was the birthplace of "Heavenly Tradition", ushering in God's kingdom.
Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam teaches that black people constitute a nation and that through the institution of the
Maasai religion
The traditional religion of the Maasai people from East Africa maintains that the Supreme God Ngai has chosen them to herd all cattle in the world, and this belief has been used to justify stealing from other tribes.[23][24][25]
See also
References
- ^ "Chosen People: Judaism". Britannica. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
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- ^ Clements, Ronald (1968). God's Chosen People: a Theological Interpretation of the Book of Deuteronomy. In series, Religious Book Club, 182. London: S.C.M. Press
- ISBN 9781134037070– via Google Books.
- ^ "The Abrahamic Covenant- Bible Story". Bible Study Tools. 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020.
- ^ * Dinstien, Yoram (Ed.), Israel Yearbook on Human Rights 1987, Volume 17; Volume 1987, p 29
- Sharoni, Simona, "Feminist Reflections on the Interplay between Racism and Sexism in Israel", in Challenging racism and sexism: alternatives to genetic explanations, Ethel Tobach, Betty Rosoff (Eds), Feminist Press, 1994, p 319
- Beker, Avi, Chosen: the history of an idea, the anatomy of an obsession, Macmillan, 2008, p 131, 139, 151
- Brown, Wesley, Christian Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, p 66
- Jacob, Jonathan, Israel: a divided Promised Land, p 69
- ^ Emet Ve-Emunah: Statement of Principles of Conservative Judaism, JTSA, New York, 1988, p.33–34
- ^ qtd. in Mackenzie
- ^ slife (27 March 2020). "Jews as The Chosen People". The Spiritual Life. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Daniel H. Ludlow, "Of the House of Israel", Ensign, January 1991.
- ^ a b "Christian Identity". adl.org. Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Bigotry Behind Bars: Racist Groups In U.S. Prisons". Archived from the original on 29 July 2015.
- ^ Eck, Diane (2001). A New Religious America: How a "Christian Country" Has Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 347.
- ISBN 978-0-313-35959-0.
- ^ Religion and the Racist Right: The Origins of the Christian Identity Movement, Michael Barkun, 1997, pp 115-119.
- ^ a b Rudolph, Kurt (7 April 2008). "MANDAEANS ii. THE MANDAEAN RELIGION". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and the Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.
- ^ Rudolph, Kurt (April 1964). "War Der Verfasser Der Oden Salomos Ein "Qumran-Christ"? Ein Beitrag zur Diskussion um die Anfänge der Gnosis". Revue de Qumrân. 4 (16). Peeters: 523–555.
- ^ Coughenour, Robert A. "The Wisdom Stance of Enoch's Redactor". Brill: 52.
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- ^ Questions and Answers - The Second Coming - Rev Moon And Korea. Unofficial Notes from International Conferences for Clergy. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ Zakaria, Fareed. "Using technology to stop "cattle-rustling"". CNN - Global Public Square. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Wall, Brenda. "MASSAI: AFRICAN TRIBE". Illinois Institute of Technology. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Photo Essay: Masai's Kinship with Cows". PBS. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
Further reading
- Dave Dean Capucao (2010). Religion and Ethnocentrism: An Empirical-Theological Study. ISBN 978-90-04-18470-1.