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Creation and the Persistence of Evil: The Jewish Drama of Divine Omnipotence
Jon D. Levenson
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Paperback. Brings to a wide audience one of the most innovative and meaningful models of God for this post-Auschwitz era. In a return to the original Hebrew conception of God, which questions accepted conceptions of divine omnipotence, this title defines God's authorship of the world as a consequence of his victory in his struggle with evil. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691029504
SKU
V9780691029504
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About Jon D. Levenson
Jon D. Levenson is Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard Divinity School.
Reviews for Creation and the Persistence of Evil: The Jewish Drama of Divine Omnipotence
"A doctrine of creatio ex nihilo and a perception of creation as essentially a fait accompli 'in the beginning' have stripped much of the drama from the views of creation found in the Hebrew Bible. Levenson seeks
with impressive success
to restore that drama. He provides, thereby, a reflective biblical foundation, based in solid philological and comparative study."
Lee Humphreys, Hebrew Studies "This ... Read more
with impressive success
to restore that drama. He provides, thereby, a reflective biblical foundation, based in solid philological and comparative study."
Lee Humphreys, Hebrew Studies "This ... Read more