“A Shadow of Death” Jonathan Edwards and the Book of Job

For centuries the Book of Job has been the source of both fascination and mystery. It pushes the human understanding of God to its limit and readers are forced into uncomfortable tensions between God's sovereignty and human choice, God's goodness and human suffering, and God's justice...

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Main Author: Smith, Philip (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale Universiry [2018]
In: Jonathan Edwards studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 96-114
Further subjects:B Biblical Exegesis
B American Religious History
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Summary:For centuries the Book of Job has been the source of both fascination and mystery. It pushes the human understanding of God to its limit and readers are forced into uncomfortable tensions between God's sovereignty and human choice, God's goodness and human suffering, and God's justice in the face of human misery. The Book of Job creates a crisis of faith, where our deepest held beliefs and apprehensions of God are called into question
ISSN:2159-6875
Contains:Enthalten in: Jonathan Edwards studies