The Back Story of Abraham

Roxanne Jones: The bible never explains why abraham became god's chosen. She says rabbis speculate on what the reason could have been, and in so doing fill in this fascinating back story for abraham that teaches us a crucial lesson about how to live a full life. Jones: What made braham the chosen one is that he was a symbol of counter culture. And if we want to be true to abraham's cultural or spiritual legacy, then we need to discover a willingness within ourselves to be countercultural, she says.