Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of EvilOxford University Press, 21 באפר׳ 2005 - 288 עמודים In the ancient Near East, when the gods detected gross impropriety in their ranks, they subjected their own to trial. When mortals suspect their gods of wrongdoing, do they have the right to put them on trial? What lies behind the human endeavor to impose moral standards of behavior on the gods? Is this effort an act of arrogance, as Kant suggested, or a means of keeping theological discourse honest? It is this question James Crenshaw seeks to address in this wide-ranging study of ancient theodicies. Crenshaw has been writing about and pondering the issue of theodicy - the human effort to justify the ways of the gods or God - for many years. In this volume he presents a synthesis of his ideas on this perennially thorny issue. The result sheds new light on the history of the human struggle with this intractable problem. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 85
עמוד viii
... people have given valuable assistance in the preparation of the manuscript for publication. Above all, Carol Shoun has turned my prose into a more reader-friendly discussion of complex topics. Her remarkable eye for felicitous ...
... people have given valuable assistance in the preparation of the manuscript for publication. Above all, Carol Shoun has turned my prose into a more reader-friendly discussion of complex topics. Her remarkable eye for felicitous ...
עמוד 4
... people permeates much of the Bible—indeed, exposing a conflict within the soul of Israel. This book tells the story of ... people's understanding—and experience—of reality itself. Divine Benevolence: Psalm 104 Bless YHWH, O my soul. YHWH ...
... people permeates much of the Bible—indeed, exposing a conflict within the soul of Israel. This book tells the story of ... people's understanding—and experience—of reality itself. Divine Benevolence: Psalm 104 Bless YHWH, O my soul. YHWH ...
עמוד 7
... peoples . . . you supply their needs . . . You set every man in his place, You supply their needs; Everyone has his food, His lifetime is counted. . . . Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature Here we find an aesthetic appreciation for ...
... peoples . . . you supply their needs . . . You set every man in his place, You supply their needs; Everyone has his food, His lifetime is counted. . . . Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature Here we find an aesthetic appreciation for ...
עמוד 10
... People who have experienced what they understand to be a miracle naturally tell that story, which takes on larger dimensions with each telling. In this way they demonstrate true devotion; they cannot be faulted, for love often ...
... People who have experienced what they understand to be a miracle naturally tell that story, which takes on larger dimensions with each telling. In this way they demonstrate true devotion; they cannot be faulted, for love often ...
עמוד 11
... people place considerable value on stability. They cherish traditions, which link the past with the present—and, they fervently hope, the future. Change, in any form, is purchased at a high price. Yet however disconcerting change in ...
... people place considerable value on stability. They cherish traditions, which link the past with the present—and, they fervently hope, the future. Change, in any form, is purchased at a high price. Yet however disconcerting change in ...
תוכן
3 | |
PART I Spreading the Blame Around | 23 |
PART II Redefining God | 73 |
PART III Shifting to the Human Scene | 133 |
Conclusion | 191 |
Notes | 197 |
Select Bibliography | 251 |
Scripture Index | 265 |
Person Index | 271 |
Subject Index | 273 |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil <span dir=ltr>James L. Crenshaw</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 2005 |
Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil <span dir=ltr>James L. Crenshaw</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 2005 |
Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil <span dir=ltr>James L. Crenshaw</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 2005 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Abraham adversary Advice and Probing Ancient Israel ancient Near East atheism attributes belief Ben Sira biblical blessing book of Job chapter concept context creator Crenshaw death deity deity’s divine justice Doubleday earth Egyptian Eliphaz Elohim emphasizes evil Exod expression Ezekiel Fortress fu¨r Genesis God’s gods guilt heaven heavenly Hebrew Bible human humankind individual innocent interpreters Isaac Isaiah Israelite James James L Jewish Job’s Joel Joel’s John Knox Jonah judge justice and mercy language literary literature mortals narrative narrator nations nature Old Testament one’s Oxford people’s person poem poet praise prayer present prophet Prov Proverbs Psalm 14 Psalm 82 psalmist punishment Qoheleth question religious response resurrection righteous servant Sheffield Sheol Sira Sira’s story suffering theodicy Theology thought tion tradition Ugarit understanding University Press verb verse Walter Brueggemann Westminster John Knox wicked wisdom wisdom literature word worship YHWH YHWH’s York
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