Theodicy in the world of the bible : : the goodness of God and the problem of evil / / edited by Antii Laato, Johannes 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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Place / Publishing House:Leiden;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
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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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Introduction; Theodicy and Modernity; Theodicy in Ancient Egyptian Texts; Theodicy in Akkadian Literature; Theodicy in Hittite Texts; Theodicy in the Texts of Ugarit; Theodicy in the Pentateuch; Theodicy in the Deuteronomistic History; Theodicy and Prophetic Literature; Theodicy in the Psalms; Theodicy in Job; Theodicy in the Book of Ruth; Theodicy in the Book of Esther; Theodicy in Qohelet; Theodicy in Lamentations?; Theodicy in Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles; Theodicy in Early Jewish Writings; Theodicy in the Wisdom of Ben Sira; Theodicy in the Wisdom of Solomon
  • Theodicy in the Psalms of SolomonTheodicy in Philo of Alexandria; Theodicean Motifs in the New Testament; The Book of Revelation; Theodicy in Judaism; Theodicy in the Targumim; Abbreviations; Index of Authors; Index of Texts; Index of Subjects