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The Biblical view of man / Leo Adler ; translated from the German by Daniel R. Schwartz ; foreword by Shimon Gesundheit.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adler, Leo.
- Standardized Title:
- Mensch in der Sicht der Bibel. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Theological anthropology--Biblical teaching.
- Theological anthropology.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 114 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jerusalem ; New York : Urim Publications, [2007]
- Summary:
- While Plato thought no man who knew what was right could do wrong, and Paul thought that no man, even if he knew what was right, could do it without the help of divine grace, the Bible - so argues Leo Adler - is realistic enough to know that people can sin knowingly, but also optimistic enough to teach that God has given them both the choice and the ability to do right. According to Adler, the exercise of such free will requires a firm commitment to God: "The Bible's recognition of the inner uncertainty of man's being makes the divine a necessity, pure belief in God something taken for granted, and faithfulness to God the highest human virtue." Book jacket.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9789657108963
- 9657108969
- OCLC:
- 154706536
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