The problem of evil and its symbols in Jewish and Christian tradition

The problem of evil and its symbols in Jewish and Christian tradition [electronic resource] / edited by Henning Graf Reventlow and Yair Hoffman. - London ; New York : T & T Clark International, c2004. - 1 online resource (ix, 220 p.) : ill. - Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 366. . - Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 366. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-208) and indexes.

'Evil' in the Books of Kings / Jeremiah 50-51 and the concept of evil in the Hebrew Bible / The Wrath of 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 / Evil in the world of religions / Evil and its symbols in the Qumran Scrolls / The concept of evil and its sanctification in Kabbalistic thought / Augustine and Luther on Evil / Good and evil in ethics / The riddle of evil - the Auschwitz-Question / Evil: a topic for religious education? / The question of evil in Israeli Holocaust Fiction / Winfried Thiel -- Yair Hoffman -- Edward L. Greenstein -- Osnat Singer -- Henning Graf Reventlow -- Klaus Wengst -- Hans-Peter Hasenfratz -- Bilha Nitzan -- Yoram Jacobson -- Dietmar Wyrwa -- Christofer Frey -- Christian Link -- Franz-Heinrich Beyer -- Yochai Oppenheimer. Part I. The Bible. Part II. Religious History and Judaism. Part III. Systematic Questions. Part IV. Modern Literature.

082640085X (electronic bk.) 9780826400857 (electronic bk.)


Good and evil--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Good and evil--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Theodicy.
Mal--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Mal--Aspect religieux--Judaèisme.
Thâeodicâee.
Bijbelse motieven.
Goed en kwaad.
Het Kwaad.


Electronic books.

BT160 / .P76 2004eb

231.8