The Struggle to Define God

by Robert A Butterfield

Book Overview

This book about religious struggle studies four texts from postexilic Judah and applies them first to Judah and then, importantly, to modern America. Two of these texts--the books of Jonah and Job--speak out in favor of the theology of grace and against the theology of retribution, as advocated by the Jerusalem hardliners. This struggle to define God continues even today. Despite the biblical evidence--especially the example of Jesus--many Americans...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532617895
• ISBN13: 9781532617898
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"