
The Problem of Evil and its Symbols in Jewish and Christian Tradition
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"This is a very technical work. Some knowledge of Hebrew, biblical themes, and systematic theology is presumed." -The Bible Today, April/May 2006 Review ~ International Review of Biblical Studies, vol 51, 2004/05More details
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H. Graf Reventlow, was an Emeritus Professor of Old Testament at University of the Ruhr, Bochum. His most important recent publication is the book series Epochen der Bibelauslegung (4 vol.). English translation in preparation.
Y. Hoffman is an Emeritus Professor of Bible at Tel-Aviv University. He has published books on various biblical topics such as: of the Exodus; Prophecies Against Foreign nations; The book of Job; recently he has published a 2 volumes' commentary on the Book of Jeremiah.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Part I: THE BIBLE
- 'Evil' in the Books of Kings
- Jeremiah 50-51 and the Concept of Evil in the Hebrew Bible
- The Wrath at God in the Book of Lamentations
- Evil and its Symbols in Psalms 14
- 53
- 36
- 12
- The Evil Ones and the Godless: A Problem of Identity in Biblical Wisdom
- The Devil in the Revelation of St John
- Part II: RELIGIOUS HISTORY AND JUDAISM
- Evil in the World of Religions
- Evil and its Symbols in the Qumran Scrolls
- The Concept of Evil and its Sanctification in Kabbalistic Thought
- Part III: SYSTEMATIC QUESTIONS
- Augustine and Luther on Evil
- Good and Evil in Ethics
- The Riddle of Evil - The Auschwitz-Question
- Evil: A Topic for Religious Education?
- Part IV: MODERN LITERATURE
- The Question of Evil in Israeli Holocaust Fiction
- Bibliography
- Index of References
- Index of Authors
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