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For us, though our ideas of God’s love may include something like that, it tends to be more individualistic, personal, and emotional than how ancient Israelites thought of God. And for Christians, of course, how we imagine God’s love is deeply affected by God’s act of self-sacrifice—Jesus’s death on the cross. It’s unlikely, however, that ancient Israelites would have considered such a shameful death as an act of God’s love.
How the Bible Actually Works: In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers—and Why That's Great News
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