RT Article
T1 Paul's Suffering God: Frustration in Divine Compassion
JF Theology today
VO 82
IS 4
SP 367
OP 375
A1 Moser, Paul K. 1957-
LA English
YR 2026
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1948878178
AB The apostle Paul has attracted abundant attention from his teaching in his undisputed letters that Jesus Christ, as the Son of God, suffered and died for his people. Interpreters have been hesitant, however, to find God's suffering in Paul's teaching. It is one thing for Jesus Christ as God's Son to suffer; it is another for God, as the divine Father of Jesus Christ, to suffer in response to people. This article documents Paul's commitment to the suffering of God, including in divine groaning, and it explains the theological importance of this commitment neglected by most interpreters of Paul. The article contends that this commitment gives resilience to Paul's theology, including its approach to evidence of God's reality and goodness.
K1 Apostle Paul
K1 Futility
K1 Grace
K1 Love
K1 human compassion
K1 Human Suffering
K1 divine compassion
K1 divine suffering
DO 10.1177/00405736251385252