The prince of this world /
The most enduring challenge to traditional monotheism is the problem of evil, which attempts to reconcile three incompatible propositions: God is all-good, God is all-powerful, and evil happens. The Prince of This World traces the story of one of the most influential attempts to square this circle:...
| Hovedforfatter: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Sprog: | engelsk |
| Udgivet: |
Stanford, California :
Stanford University Press,
2016.
|
| Online adgang: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1333819 |
Indholdsfortegnelse:
- Introduction : why the devil?
- The Hebrew biblical tradition : the paradox of minority monotheism
- The New Testament and early Christianity : apocalyptic and its Christian vicissitudes
- Monasticism and medieval Christianity : the ransom paid the devil
- The fall of the devil
- The earthly city
- Life in hell
- Conclusion : the legacy of the devil.