02208ctm a2200385 a 4500 15050268 20250312110704.0 ta 180925s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng 2007043400 9780061173929 (pbk) 0061173975 (hardcover) (OCoLC)ocn180204843 (OCoLC)180204843 (OCoLC)156818303 DLC DLC BAKER UPZ C#P YDXCP BTCTA LMR DLC BS680.S854 E37 2008 231/.8 22 Ehrman, Bart D. God's problem : [manuscript] : how the Bible fails to answer our most important question--why we suffer / by Bart D. Ehrman. 1st ed. New York : HarperOne, c2008. x, 294 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-284) and indexes. Suffering and a crisis of faith -- Sinners in the hands of an angry God : the classical view of suffering -- More sin and more wrath : the dominance of the classical view of suffering -- The consequences of sin -- The mystery of the greater good : redemptive suffering -- Does suffering make sense? : the books of Job and Ecclesiastes -- God has the last word : Jewish-Christian apocalypticism -- More apocalpytic views : God's ultimate triumph over evil -- Suffering : the conclusion. Renowned Bible scholar Bart Ehrman discusses the contradictory explanations for suffering put forth by various biblical writers and invites all people of faith--or no faith--to confront their deepest questions about how God engages the world and each of us. Suffering Biblical teaching. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip083/2007043400.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 1 shelf copy policy default acquire 2 shelf copies policy default BK sh13 2007-10-30 sh13 2007-10-30 to Dewey ld11 2008-06-26 Z-CipVer ld11 2008-06-26 copy 1 & 2 to BCCD 8 10254 10254 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 231.8 Ehr 2008 19864 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK