{"product_id":"creation-and-the-persistence-of-evil-9780691029504","title":"Creation and the Persistence of Evil","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrings 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 masterful biblical and rabbinic study of creation and evil may challenge Christian proponents of creation theology and spirituality and adherents of the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo.\"--John C. Endres, S.J., Theological Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations ix  Acknowledgments xi  Note on the Text (1994) xiii  Preface (1994) xv  Preface xxix  Part I THE MASTERY OF GOD AND THE VULNERABILITY OF ORDER  1. The Basic Idea of Israelite Religion? 3  2. The Survival of Chaos After the Victory of God 14  3. The Futurity and Presence of the Cosmogonic Victory 26  4. Conclusion: The Vitality of Evil and the Fragility of Creation 47  Part II THE ALTERNATION OF CHAOS AND ORDERGENESIS 1:1-2:3  5. Creation Without Opposition: Psalm 104 53  6. Creation in Seven Days 66  7. Cosmos and Microcosm 78  8. Rest and Re-Creation 100  9. Conclusion: Chaos Neutralized in Cult 121  Part III CREATION AND COVENANT: THE DYNAMICS OF LORDSHIP AND SUBMISSION  10. The Two Idioms of Biblical Monotheism 131  11. The Dialectic of Covenantal Theonomy 140  12. Argument and Obedience 149  Notes 157  Scripture Index 177  Author Index 181","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403693957463,"sku":"9780691029504","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/creation-and-the-persistence-of-evil-9780691029504","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}