Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle

Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle
ISBN-10
0830871357
ISBN-13
9780830871353
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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