The existence of evil in the world represents one of the most complex problems for those who believe in God. Here, a range of Jewish and Christian contributors examine the issue of evil in the Bible and its impact on Judaism and Christianity from a variety of perspectives. For example, how has Jewish mysticism explained evil, and what were Luther's thoughts on the topic? The dialogue between specialists from different fields allows a broad overview of this problematic issue.
Contributions to this volume include:
- “Evil in the Book of Kings,” Winfried Thiel
- “Jeremiah 50–51 and the Concept of Evil in the Hebrew Bible,” Yair Hoffman
- “The Wrath at God in the Book of Lamentations,” Edward L. Greenstein
- “Evil and Its Symbols in Psalm 14, 52, 36, 12,” Osnat Singer
- “The Evil Ones and the Godless: A Prophecy of Identity in Biblical Wisdom,” Henning Graf Reventlow
- “The Devil in the Revelation of St. John,” Klaus Wengst
- “Evil in the World of Religions,” Hans-Peter Hasenfratz
- “Evil and Its Symbols in the Qumran Scrolls,” Bilha Nitzan
- “The Concept of Evil and Its Sanctification in Kabbalistic Thought,” Yoram Jacobson
- “Augustine and Luther on Evil,” Dietmar Wyrwa
- “Good and Evil in Ethics,” Christofer Frey
- “The Riddle of Evil: The Auschwitz Question,” Christian Link
- “Evil: A Topic for Religious Education?” Franz-Heinrich Beyer
- “The Question of Evil in Israeli Holocaust Fiction,” Yochai Oppenheimer
