Romantic theology

Obtaining the favour of the love object can be likened to gaining God's favour, which can be as capricious as the ardour and coldness of lovers.

Israel means Jews wrestling with God's laws.

The Koran could be said to be a legal contract between God and Man.

The bargain is that we will be closer to heaven on earth and have a pleasant afterlife the closer we follow God's laws.

On the whole, this is a clearer bargain with a more predictable outcome than our individual romantic endeavours.