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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale Universiry
[2018]
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Jonathan Edwards studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 96-114 |
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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 |
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ISSN: | 2159-6875 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Jonathan Edwards studies
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