Is God Just?
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Is God Just?

Theodicy and Monotheism in the Old Testament with Special Regard to the Theology of Deutero-Isaiah

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Is God Just?

Theodicy and Monotheism in the Old Testament with Special Regard to the Theology of Deutero-Isaiah

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Information
  3. Copyright Information
  4. Table of contents
  5. Preface
  6. A. Definitions
  7. B. The Experience of God’s Justice
  8. C. Doubts about YHWH’s Justice and the Crisis of Experiencing God in Exile
  9. D. The Message of Deutero-Isaiah as a Communal Theodicy
  10. E. The Book of Job as an Individual Theodicy
  11. F. The Theodicy Motif in the Psalms and in Ecclesiastes
  12. G. The Prehistory in Genesis 1–11 as a Universal Theodicy
  13. H. The Theodicy Motif in Historiography
  14. I. The Theodicy Motif in the Prophetic Books
  15. J. The Theodicy Motif in Eschatological and Apocalyptic Literature
  16. K. The Emergence of Monotheism as the Answer to the Theodicy Question
  17. L. Theodicy and Monotheism in the New Testament
  18. M. Summary
  19. N. Outlook
  20. Bibliography
  21. Indexes
  22. Series index