God with Us in Moral Conflict: Divine Righteousness Personified

The recurring biblical idea of ‘God with us’ is underdeveloped in the literature. This article corrects for that deficiency. The God of Jews and Christians offers to ‘be with us’ but is also famous for moral conflict with humans, from the beginning to the end of the scriptural writings. In this rega...

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Main Author: Moser, Paul K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2023
In: The expository times
Year: 2023, Volume: 134, Issue: 8, Pages: 335-345
Further subjects:B Righteousness
B Cooperation
B Moral death
B Divine evidence
B Divine accompaniment
B Moral Conflict
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