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 22
עמוד 5
... worship of Baal, the Canaanite deity of the storm (“the rider of the clouds”),6 and solar worship, widespread in the ancient Near East (“clothed in light,” “messengers of fire”).7 Readers who are familiar with ancient stories of ...
... worship of Baal, the Canaanite deity of the storm (“the rider of the clouds”),6 and solar worship, widespread in the ancient Near East (“clothed in light,” “messengers of fire”).7 Readers who are familiar with ancient stories of ...
עמוד 7
... worship. In time, the poem came to be recited by a courtier in the ruler's behalf, but even then the sentiment was probably widely felt among the pharaoh's subjects. Like Psalm 104, the Hymn to the Aten views the universe through a lens ...
... worship. In time, the poem came to be recited by a courtier in the ruler's behalf, but even then the sentiment was probably widely felt among the pharaoh's subjects. Like Psalm 104, the Hymn to the Aten views the universe through a lens ...
עמוד 9
... worship would have been seriously impaired. Its present form invites other Israelites to join in the prayer for relief regardless of the specific occasion for religious doubt. The possibilities are limitless: sickness, drought, invasion ...
... worship would have been seriously impaired. Its present form invites other Israelites to join in the prayer for relief regardless of the specific occasion for religious doubt. The possibilities are limitless: sickness, drought, invasion ...
עמוד 15
... worship directed away from God to a pale reflection of the Ultimate. Deceit and pride play major roles in this form of evil. Precisely because of its hidden character, it may do grievous injury to humans who are misled by its apparent ...
... worship directed away from God to a pale reflection of the Ultimate. Deceit and pride play major roles in this form of evil. Precisely because of its hidden character, it may do grievous injury to humans who are misled by its apparent ...
עמוד 34
הגעת למגבלת הצפייה עבור ספר זה מדוע?.
הגעת למגבלת הצפייה עבור ספר זה מדוע?.
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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