ISBN:
9789047402626
,
9789004132757
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Year of publication:
2003
Series Statement:
Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Theodicy in the World of the Bible : The Goodness of God and the Problem of Evil
Keywords:
Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Jewish religious literature History and criticism
;
Middle Eastern literature History and criticism
;
Rabbinical literature History and criticism
;
Theodicy History of doctrines
Abstract:
Is it justice when deities allow righteous human beings to suffer? This question has occupied the minds of theologians and philosophers for many centuries and is still hotly disputed. All kinds of argument have been developed to exonerate the 'good God' of any guilt in this respect. Since Leibniz it has become customary to describe such attempts as 'theodicy', the justification of God. In modern philosophical debate this use of 'theodicy' has been questioned. However, this volume shows that it is still a workable term for a concept that originated much earlier than is commonly realised. Experts from many disciplines follow the emergence of the theodicy problem from ancient Near Eastern texts of the second millennium BCE through biblical literature, from both Old and New Testament, intertestamental writings including Qumran, Philo Judaeus and rabbinic Judaism
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1163/9789047402626
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