The problem of evil and its symbols in Jewish and Christian tradition

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The problem of evil and its symbols in Jewish and Christian tradition

edited by Henning Graf Reventlow and Yair Hoffman

(Journal for the study of the Old Testament : supplement series, 366)

T&T Clark International, c2004

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-208) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The existence of evil in the world represents one of the most complex problems for those who believe in God. Here, a range of Jewish and Christian contributors examine the issue of evil in the Bible and its impact on Judaism and Christianity from a variety of perspectives. For example, how has Jewish mysticism explained evil, and what were Luther's thoughts on the topic? The dialogue between specialists from different fields allows a broad overview of this problematic issue.

Table of Contents

  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Contributors
  • Part 1: The Bible
  • Winfried Thiel: "Evil" in the Book of Kings
  • Yair Hoffman: Jeremiah 50-51 and the Concept of Evil in the Hebrew Bible
  • Edward L. Greenstein: The Wrath of God in the Book of Lamentations
  • Asnat Singer: Evil and its Symbols in Psalms 14
  • 53
  • 36
  • 12
  • Henning Graf Reventlow: The Evil Ones and the Godless. A Problem of Identity in Biblical Wisdom
  • Klaus Wengst: The Devil in the Revelation of St. John
  • Part 2: Religious History And Judaism
  • Hans-Peter Hasenfratz: Evil in the World of Religions
  • Bilha Nitzan: Evil and its Symbols in the Qumran Scrolls. Yoram Jacobson: The Concept of Evil and its Sanctification in Kabbalistic Thought
  • Part 3: Systematic Questions
  • Dietmar Wyrwa: Augustin and Luther on Evil
  • Christopher Frey: Good and Evil in Ethics
  • Christian Link: The Riddle of Evil - the Auschwitz-Question
  • Franz-Heinrich Beyer: Evil - a Topic for Religious Education? Part 4: Modern Literature
  • Yochai Oppenheimer: The Question of Evil in Israeli Holocaust Fiction

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  • NCID
    BA69674490
  • ISBN
    • 0826462227
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 220 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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