Is God just? : theodicy and monotheism in the Old Testament with special regard to the theology of Deutero-Isaiah / Hermann Vorländer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vorländer, Hermann, author.

Series:

Beiträge zur Erforschung des Alten Testaments und des antiken Judentums ; 0722-0790 Bd. 65.

Beiträge zur Erforschung des Alten Testaments und des antiken Judentums, 0722-0790 ; Band 65

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Isaiah, XL-LV.

Theodicy.

Bible. Isaiah, XL-LV--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Old Testament.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

167 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Peter Lang, [2022]

Language Note:

English translation slightly revised.

Summary:

"The emergence of monotheism in the Old Testament is closely related to the theodicy question. It is based on doubts about God's power, kindness, and wisdom that haunted the Israelites in exile in Babylon. Deutero-Isaiah answers in the form of a "communal theodicy" by confessing YHWH as the only God. Through his universal work in creation and history, the effectiveness of the prophetic word, his saving intervention through Cyrus and his personal nearness, YHWH proves his uniqueness. In connection with monotheism, the theodicy motif shapes the collection and editing of the historical and prophetic books. The author draws parallels to the "individual theodicy" in the books of Job and Psalms, as well as to the "universal theodicy" in the Prehistory." --Provided by publisher

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-157) and index.

Other Format:

PDF

ePub

German edition

ISBN:

9783631862919

3631862911

OCLC:

1288309103

Publisher Number:

9783631862919