On The Meaning of Act of God
The concept, act of God, is central to the biblical understanding of God and his relation to the world. Repeatedly we are told of the great works performed by God in behalf of his people and in execution of his own purposes in history. From the song of Moses, which celebrates the glorious deeds...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[1968]
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Harvard theological review
Year: 1968, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-201 |
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| Summary: | The concept, act of God, is central to the biblical understanding of God and his relation to the world. Repeatedly we are told of the great works performed by God in behalf of his people and in execution of his own purposes in history. From the song of Moses, which celebrates the glorious deeds (Ex. 15:11) through which Yahweh secured the release of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt, to the letters of Paul, which proclaim God's great act delivering us from the dominion of darkness (Col. 1:13) and reconciling us with himself, we are confronted with a God who acts. The mighty acts (Ps. 145:4), the wondrous deeds (Ps. 40:5), the wonderful works (Ps. 107:21) of God are the fundamental subject-matter of biblical history, and the object of biblical faith is clearly the One who has acted repeatedly and with power in the past and may be expected to do so in the future. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4517 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0017816000027991 |