Human Agency and Divine Will

This book explores the conjuncture of human agency and divine volition in the biblical narrative - sometimes referred to as "double causality."

Autorentext

Charlotte Katzoff is Senior Lecturer (Retired), Department of Philosophy, and Adjunct (Ret.) in the Gender Studies Program, Bar Ilan University, Israel.

Inhalt

Introduction; 1 Temptation in the Garden; 2 Matriarchal Knowledge; 3 Abraham: A God-Fearing Man; 4 Isaac: A Tale of Deception and Self-Deception; 5 Jacob Seeks Atonement; 6 Who Sold Joseph into Egypt?; 7 Changes of Heart