Regarding the future, the importance of one particular theme must be emphasised as the counterpart: that of “remnant”
Regarding the future, the importance of one particular theme must be emphasised as the counterpart: that of “remnant” Theologically, the future of Israel is guaranteed, but it is a circumscribed group, instead of the whole people, that will be the carrier of national hopes and God’s salvation. 265 The post-exilic community considered itself to be …