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ISBN10: 0830818855, ISBN13: 9780830818853, [publisher: InterVarsity Press, Illinois] Softcover Paperback. In this bold and compelling work, Gregory Boyd undertakes to reframe the central issues of Christian theodicy. By Boyd's estimate, theologians still draw too heavily on Augustine's response to the problem of evil, attributing pain and suffering to the mysterious "good" purposes of God. Accordingly, modern Christians are inclined not to expect evil and so are baffled but resigned when it occurs. New Testament writers, on the other hand, were inclined to expect evil and fight against it. Modern Christians attempt to intellectually understand evil, whereas New Testament writers grappled with overcoming evil. Through a close and sophisticated reading of both Old and New Testaments, Boyd argues that Satan has been in an age-long (but not eternal) battle against God, and that this conflict "is a major dimension of the ultimate canvas against which everything within the biblical narrative, from creation to the eschaton, is to be painted and therefore understood." No less edifying than it is provocative, God at War will reward the careful attention of scholars, pastors, students and educated laypersons alike. Modern Christians are often baffled by the problem of evil, frequently attributing pain and suffering to some mysterious "good" purposes of God. Gregory Boyd instead declares that biblical writers did not try to ...
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ISBN10: 0830818855, ISBN13: 9780830818853, [publisher: Intervarsity Press Sep 1997] Softcover Neuware - Modern Christians often attribute pain and suffering to some mysterious 'good' purposes of God. Gregory Body challenges this, instead declaring that biblical writes did not try to intellectually understand evil but rather grappled to overcome it.
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ISBN10: 0830818855, ISBN13: 9780830818853, [publisher: IVP Academic] Softcover 1997. 0th Edition. Paperback. . . . . .
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Intervarsity Pr 1997 Softcover New 414 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches.

ISBN10: 0830818855, ISBN13: 9780830818853, [publisher: InterVarsity Press, Illinois] Softcover Paperback. In this bold and compelling work, Gregory Boyd undertakes to reframe the central issues of Christian theodicy. By Boyd's estimate, theologians still draw too heavily on Augustine's response to the problem of evil, attributing pain and suffering to the mysterious "good" purposes of God. Accordingly, modern Christians are inclined not to expect evil and so are baffled but resigned when it occurs. New Testament writers, on the other hand, were inclined to expect evil and fight against it. Modern Christians attempt to intellectually understand evil, whereas New Testament writers grappled with overcoming evil. Through a close and sophisticated reading of both Old and New Testaments, Boyd argues that Satan has been in an age-long (but not eternal) battle against God, and that this conflict "is a major dimension of the ultimate canvas against which everything within the biblical narrative, from creation to the eschaton, is to be painted and therefore understood." No less edifying than it is provocative, God at War will reward the careful attention of scholars, pastors, students and educated laypersons alike. Modern Christians are often baffled by the problem of evil, frequently attributing pain and suffering to some mysterious "good" purposes of God. Gregory Boyd instead declares that biblical writers did not try to ...
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Intervarsity Pr, Date: 1997. Paperback. New. 414 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. 1997. Intervarsity Pr ISBN 0830818855 9780830818853 [GB]