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A Holy People investigates the various ways in which Jews and Christians define their religious identity, people or community, as being holy. Keeping in mind that historical studies can offer food for thought regarding contemporary issues, the study offers a large collection of essays, relating to the biblical, patristic and medieval period and especially to the modern period. The obvious question of many in the modern world as to whether the attribute of the ‘holiness’ allows for acknowledgement of authentic religion outside the own religious community, deserves an honest answer and well-documented study: too easily the claim of holiness intertwines with claims of power, whether by rivalling groups within the religious community, by groups divided along gender lines, or on the level of territorial claims. It will be of special importance to scholars and general readers interested in an interdisciplinary approach to theology, rabbinics, history, political science, and much more.

Holiness --- People of God. --- Jews --- Church --- Identity (Psychology) --- Group identity. --- Judaism --- History. --- Christianity --- History of doctrines. --- Identity. --- Holiness. --- Religious aspects --- Judaism. --- Christianity. --- Holy, The --- Perfection --- Righteousness --- Sanctification --- Collective identity --- Community identity --- Cultural identity --- Social identity --- Social psychology --- Collective memory --- Identity, Jewish --- Jewish identity --- Jewishness --- Jewish law --- Jewish nationalism --- God, People of --- Kehal Yahveh --- Qehal Jahwe --- Children of God --- Kingdom of God --- Ethnic identity --- Race identity --- Legal status, laws, etc.