TY - MANSCPT AU - Ehrman,Bart D. TI - God's problem: how the Bible fails to answer our most important question--why we suffer SN - 9780061173929 (pbk) AV - BS680.S854 E37 2008 U1 - 231/.8 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - HarperOne KW - Suffering KW - Biblical teaching N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip083/2007043400.html ER -