Defending God: biblical responses to the problem of evil
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...
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| 格式: | Print 图书 |
| 语言: | English |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2005
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| In: | Year: 2005 |
| 评论: | [Rezension von: Crenshaw, James L., Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil] (2006) (Bellinger, W. H., 1949 -)
Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil. By James L. Crenshaw. Pp. 275. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. isbn 0 19 514002 8. £19.95 (2006) (Dell, Katharine, 1961 -) [Rezension von: CRENSHAW, JAMES L., Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil] (2007) (Bergant, Dianne, 1936 -) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
罪恶
/ 神义论
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| Further subjects: | B
Good and evil
Biblical teaching
B Theodicy Biblical teaching B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc B Bible O.T Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| 总结: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [251] - 264) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0195140028 |