why has God allowed different religions? : insights from the Bible and the early church McDermott, Gerald R. (Gerald Robert) creator text bibliography ilu Downers Grove IVP Academic c2007 2007 monographic eng

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181 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. The scandal of particularity : why has the true God come to only some people at some times? -- Not even in Israel have I found such faith : surprising knowledge of God among Bible people outside Israel and the church -- The Lord of Hosts : the Old Testament and the real existence of other gods -- Principalities and powers : the New Testament on other real supernatural powers besides God -- Seeds of the Word : Justin Martyr on seeds of the Word in other religions -- Divine pedagogy : Irenaeus explains how God uses the religions -- A divine gift to the Greeks : Clement of Alexandria and the Gentile covenants -- Diverse destinies by diverse choices : Origen's warnings about other religions -- What are the religions? and why are they there? : collecting the strands -- Appendix : God and the masculine pronoun. Gerald R. McDermott. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Christianity and other religions Religious pluralism Christianity History of doctrines BR127 .M215 2007 261.2 Mcd 2007 9780830825646 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2006101564 DLC 150206 20250703190708.0 14667020