Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle
- ISBN-10
- 083082605X
- ISBN-13
- 9780830826056
- Series
- Original Sin
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 158
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-10-02
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Author
- Henri Blocher
Description
In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Henri Blocher offers a philosophically sophisticated treatment of the biblical evidence for original sin, interacting with the best theological thinking on the subject and showing that while the nature of original sin is a mystery only belief in it makes sense of evil and wrongdoing.
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- 2023-01-01
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