Evil and the Devil
The problem of evil has preoccupied world religions for centuries. The Old Testament contained no uniform dogma on evil powers, launching a fierce debate that has dominated theological and philosophical thought through the centuries to this day. Evil and the Devil brings together contributions from...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
Bloomsbury Publishing
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Evil and the Devil] (2016) (Morris, Michael J., 1983 -)
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| Series/Journal: | The Library of New Testament Studies
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| Summary: | The problem of evil has preoccupied world religions for centuries. The Old Testament contained no uniform dogma on evil powers, launching a fierce debate that has dominated theological and philosophical thought through the centuries to this day. Evil and the Devil brings together contributions from leading inter national scholars to chart that debate, tracing the history of evil from its origins in the Old Testament through early Judaism and the New Testament to the thought of Origen and one of the topic's most influential theologians, Augustine. What role did evil adopt in ancient Judaism? Wh |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 0567371484 |