Ashland Theological Journal, Volume 24
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Ashland Theological Journal, Volume 24.
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“ much evil results from the machinations of satan and his cohorts” (Volume 24, Page 40)
“John Hick has picked up this strand of thought and emphasized the value of Irenaeus’ concept of evil and sin for the value of moral growth of’ ‘soul-making.’ For Hick, God as omnipotent could create a perfect world, a world without suffering and evil. However, if this were the case, there would be no development of moral virtue.” (Volume 24, Page 29)
“Tertullian makes an important distinction regarding evil when he responds to the claim that in Isaiah 45:7 God acknowledges that He is the creator of evil. Tertullian distinguishes two types of evil: evils of sin and penal evils.” (Volume 24, Page 56)
“Augustine’s classic definition of evil is that it is a privation (or depriving, or absence, or corruption) of the good.” (Volume 24, Page 63)
“ many pastors would hold that the marriage commitment takes precedence over the sanctity of a woman’s life” (Volume 24, Page 73)
- Title: Ashland Theological Journal, Volume 24
- Author: Ben Witherington III
- Series: Ashland Theological Journal
- Publisher: Ashland Theological Seminary
- Print Publication Date: 1992
- Logos Release Date: 2006
- Era: era:Contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Theology › Periodicals
- Resource ID: LLS:gs_atj_24
- Resource Type: Journal
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T03:33:36Z
Ben Witherington III (PhD, University of Durham) is Jean R. Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. A prominent evangelical scholar, he is also on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland. Witherington has written over forty books, including The Jesus Quest and The Paul Quest, both of which were selected as top biblical studies works by Christianity Today. His other works include The Indelible Image, Women and the Genesis of Christianity, The Gospel Code, A Week in the Life of Corinth and commentaries on the entire New Testament. He also writes for many church and scholarly publications and is a frequent contributor to Patheos and Beliefnet. Witherington is an elected member of the prestigious Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, a society dedicated to New Testament studies. He is a John Wesley Fellow for Life, a research fellow at Cambridge University and a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Society of Biblical Literature, Society for the Study of the New Testament and the Institute for Biblical Research. He previously taught at institutions like Ashland Theological Seminary, Vanderbilt University, Duke Divinity School and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. An ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church and a popular lecturer, Witherington has presented seminars for churches, colleges and biblical meetings around the world. He has led numerous study tours through the lands of the Bible and is known for bringing the text to life through incisive historical and cultural analysis. Along with many interviews on radio and television networks across the country, Witherington has been seen in programs such as 60 Minutes, 20/20, Dateline and the Peter Jennings ABC special Jesus and Paul—The Word and the Witness