Theodicy in the world of the Bible / / edited by Antti Laato and Johannes C. De Moor.
Is it justice when deities allow righteous human beings to suffer? This question has occupied the minds of theologians and philosophers for many centuries and is still hotly disputed. All kinds of argument have been developed to exonerate the 'good God' of any guilt in this respect. Since...
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (885 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Is it justice when deities allow righteous human beings to suffer? This question has occupied the minds of theologians and philosophers for many centuries and is still hotly disputed. All kinds of argument have been developed to exonerate the 'good God' of any guilt in this respect. Since Leibniz it has become customary to describe such attempts as 'theodicy', the justification of God. In modern philosophical debate this use of 'theodicy' has been questioned. However, this volume shows that it is still a workable term for a concept that originated much earlier than is commonly realised. Experts from many disciplines follow the emergence of the theodicy problem from ancient Near Eastern texts of the second millennium BCE through biblical literature, from both Old and New Testament, intertestamental writings including Qumran, Philo Judaeus and rabbinic Judaism. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1280467851 9786610467853 1417510463 9047402626 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Antti Laato and Johannes C. De Moor. |