Bibliograph

God's problem, how the Bible fails to answer our most important question--why we suffer, Bart D. Ehrman

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God's problem, how the Bible fails to answer our most important question--why we suffer, Bart D. Ehrman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-284) and indexes

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

God's problem

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

180204843

Responsibility statement

Bart D. Ehrman

Sub title

how the Bible fails to answer our most important question--why we suffer

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

Table Of 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

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