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In this fifth sermon on the prophets, Thurman finds Deutero-Isaiah wrestling with what it means to be in relationship with God. The prophet is troubled by the notion that Jews are supposed to be in automatic relationship with Jehovah, and yet they do not act like it. Thus the prophet concludes that it is not tribe or lineage that makes one a Jew, but rather moral and spiritual character. Anyone can thus "become a Jew" as the prophet says. Those who have had this experience of God play the part of revealing the true nature of God to the world. For Thurman, the image of the suffering servant illustrates those who have been exposed to God's spirit and therefore suffer on God's behalf as instruments of God's plan to redeem the world.Item Relations
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