Is God Just?

The emergence of monotheism in the Old Testament is closely related to the theodicy question about Gods power, kindness, and wisdom. Deutero-Isaiah answers in the form of a "communal theodicy" by confessing YHWH as the only God. Theodicy and monotheism shape the historical and prophetic books.

Autorentext

Hermann Vorländer studied Protestant theology and Assyriology in Bethel, Hamburg, Heidelberg, and Erlangen. From 1972-1976 he taught as professor for Old Testament at the Near East School of Theology in Beirut (Lebanon). He worked as pastor, church administrator, dean, and taught at the College for Religious Education in Munich. From 1992-2007 he headed the Bavarian Department for World Mission, now Mission OneWorld, in Neuendettelsau.

Inhalt

Monotheism Communal theodicy Individual theodicy Universal theodicy YHWH´s justice Personal God Crisis in exile Historiography Prophecy Creation Cyrus Zoroaster YHWH´s hiddenness Doxology Deutero-Isaiah Job Psalms Ecclesiastes Prehistory Emergence of YHWH religion Eschatology Apocalyptic New Testament