This paperback edition brings to a wide audience one of the most innovative and meaningful models of God for this post-Auschwitz era. In a thought-provoking return to the original Hebrew conception of God, which questions accepted conceptions of divine omnipotence, Jon Levenson defines God's authorship of the world as a consequence of his victory in his struggle with evil. He traces a flexible conception of God to the earliest Hebrew sources, arguing, for example, that Genesis 1 does not describe the banishment of evil but the attempt to contain the menace of evil in the world, a struggle that continues today.
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This paperback edition brings to a wide audience one of the most innovative and meaningful models of God for this post-Auschwitz era. In a thought-provoking return to the original Hebrew conception of God, which questions accepted conceptions of divine omnipotence, Jon Levenson defines God's authorship of the world as a consequence of his victory in his struggle with evil. He traces a flexible conception of God to the earliest Hebrew sources, arguing, for example, that Genesis 1 does not describe the banishment of evil but the attempt to contain the menace of evil in the world, a struggle that continues today.
Imprint | Princeton University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Bollingen Series |
Release date | December 1994 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | December 1994 |
Authors | Jon D. Levenson |
Dimensions | 218 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 182 |
Edition | 1st Paperback Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-02950-4 |
Barcode | 9780691029504 |
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LSN | 0-691-02950-4 |