The problem of Job and the problem of evil
This account of evil takes the Book of Job as its guide. The Book of Job considers physical pain, social bereavement, the origin of evil, theodicy, justice, divine violence, and reward. Such problems are explored by consulting ancient and modern accounts from the fields of theology and philosophy, b...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Veröffentlicht: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Jahr: 2019 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Cambridge elements
Elements in religion and violence |
| IxTheo Notationen: | HB Altes Testament |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Bible ; Job ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible. Job Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Parallele Ausgabe: | Print version: 9781108723299 |
| Zusammenfassung: | This account of evil takes the Book of Job as its guide. The Book of Job considers physical pain, social bereavement, the origin of evil, theodicy, justice, divine violence, and reward. Such problems are explored by consulting ancient and modern accounts from the fields of theology and philosophy, broadly conceived. Some of the literature on evil - especially the philosophical literature - is inclined toward the abstract treatment of such problems. Bringing along the suffering Job will serve as a reminder of the concrete, lived experience in which the problem of evil has its roots |
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| Beschreibung: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Dec 2018) |
| ISBN: | 1108613748 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108613743 |