Israelites vs. Hebrews vs. Jews . . . ? (Jason Staples)
The Biblical Mind
I'm a Hebrew of Hebrews Tribe of Benjamin, Right?
Dr. Jason Staples: Israel seems to be the more totalizing term, but not always because sometimes it's going to refer to Samaritan or Northern territory. And then there's some negotiation about how, how these things fit together. He says in Acts Paul gives his bona fides by saying, I'm a Hebrew of Hebrews tribe of Benjamin. So he's actually, he chooses to label himself by tribe and by the larger umbrella that includes the 12 tribes,. But doesn't actually label himself as a Jew in this case because he's identifying with Benjamin.
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