Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Genesis
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Genesis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction: Genesis and the status quaestionis
- Part I Composition and Structure of Genesis
- Part II Social World of Genesis
- Part III Themes and Literary Motifs of Genesis
- Part IV Reception History of Genesis
- 14 Modern Philosophical Receptions of Genesis
- 15 Jewish Reflections on Universalism and Particularism in Genesis
- 16 Before Moses: Genesis among the Christians
- Scripture Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
14 - Modern Philosophical Receptions of Genesis
from Part IV - Reception History of Genesis
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Genesis
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Genesis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction: Genesis and the status quaestionis
- Part I Composition and Structure of Genesis
- Part II Social World of Genesis
- Part III Themes and Literary Motifs of Genesis
- Part IV Reception History of Genesis
- 14 Modern Philosophical Receptions of Genesis
- 15 Jewish Reflections on Universalism and Particularism in Genesis
- 16 Before Moses: Genesis among the Christians
- Scripture Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
The book of Genesis is replete with philosophical issues. Some include the nature of the human condition (e.g., the propensity for evil and goodness), freedom, contingency and necessity, ecological responsibility, and the contours of human interaction and flourishing.1 However, a perennial philosophical issue focuses on the relationship between divine commands and ethical evaluation. An important and related question is whether what God says and does is fitting if judged by a more developed concept of the divine nature. What, for example, is befitting of the divine? What is involved in determining whether the actions of the divine are befitting?
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