Divine Justice, Divine Judgment: How Does God Act in History? (Facets) - Softcover

Via, Dan O.

 
9780800638962: Divine Justice, Divine Judgment: How Does God Act in History? (Facets)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0800638964 ISBN 13: 9780800638962
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, 2007

Synopsis

In this reasoned interpretation of the biblical theme of
judgment, distinguished biblical scholar Dan Via discusses the ancient
Greek and Hebrew conceptions of justice as the context for speaking of
divine judgment in the present. While he rejects the belief (of Jerry
Falwell and others) that the 9/11 terror attacks were "God's judgment" on
an America that permitted homosexuality and abortion, Via does not wish to
abandon the deeper biblical understanding of divine judgment on unjust
nations, and asks what that understanding might mean for us today.

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Review

"Communities of Christians seem caught today on either one side or the other as a widening theological gap between the proclamation of God's justice and the proclamation of God's judgement."

About the Author

Dan O Via is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Duke University Divinity School. His recent books include What Is New Testament Theology? and Homosexuality and the Bible.

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Publisher
Augsburg Fortress
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0800638964
ISBN 13 
9780800638962
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
192