The Suffering of God by Terence E Fretheim

The Suffering of God by Terence E Fretheim

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The Suffering of God by Terence E Fretheim

In this comprehensive and thought-provoking study, Terence Fretheim focuses on the theme of divine suffering, an aspect of our understanding of God which both the church and scholarship have neglected. Maintaining that "metaphors matter," Fretheim carefully examines the ruling and anthropomorphic metaphors of the Old Testament and discusses them in the context of current biblical-theological scholarship. His aim is to broaden our understanding of the God of the Old Testament by showing that "suffering belongs to the person and purpose of God".

Fretheim, Terence E.: - Terence E. Fretheim is Elva B. Lovell Professor of Old Testament Emeritus, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN. Fretheim has published numerous books, including The Bible as Word of God in a Postmodern Era (Fortress, 1998, with K. Froehlich), About the Bible: Short Answers to Big Questions (Augsburg, 1999), and Hope in God in Times of Suffering (Augsburg/Fortress, 2006, with Faith Fretheim). Terrence Fretheim resides in Park Ridge, IL and St. Paul, MN.
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ISBN 13 9780800615383
ISBN 10 0800615387
Title The Suffering of God
Author Terence E Fretheim
Series Overtures To Biblical Theology S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher 1517 Media
Year published 1984-10-01
Number of pages 204
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