[saradippity]

I always thought that it was the Israelites who were God's Chosen.I also thought that some Israelites were from the tribe of Judah and thus were "Chosen". I am not at all sure if those of the tribe of Judah,who lived in Judea at the time of Christ were the people we now call Jews.I have heard that it was only because of difficulties in translating the Bible into English that the term Jew was used to connote those people who were religious Israelites,living in Judea at the time of Christ.Any thoughts,you seem to be very knowledgeable about scripture,I am not. Thanks.

[DensaMensa]

}I always thought that it was the Israelites who were God's "Chosen".

That is also my impression. I have not seen any Biblical references (yet at least) which call anyone but the Israelites from all of the tribes "chosen". That of course begs the question "chosen for what?"

[so_real]

Rather than ask sauropod to defend the position that Jewish people are the "Chosen People" of God -- which is accepted to be true in most Jewish and Christian communities -- why not take a moment to stop typing and start reading for yourselves? I recommend starting here: Google You'll find the information much more valuable if you dig into it for yourselves.