| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 294 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-284) and indexes. |
| Summary |
Renowned Bible scholar Bart Ehrman discusses the contradictory explanations for suffering put forth by various biblical writers and invites all people of faith--or no faith--to confront their deepest questions about how God engages the world and each of us. |
| Contents |
Suffering and a crisis of faith -- Sinners in the hands of an angry God : the classical view of suffering -- More sin and more wrath : the dominance of the classical view of suffering -- The consequences of sin -- The mystery of the greater good : redemptive suffering -- Does suffering make sense? : the books of Job and Ecclesiastes -- God has the last word : Jewish-Christian apocalypticism -- More apocalpytic views : God's ultimate triumph over evil -- Suffering : the conclusion. |
| Subject |
Suffering -- Biblical teaching.
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| ISBN |
9780061173974 hardcover |
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0061173975 hardcover |
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