Tag
Theodicy
3 articles
beginner
The Book of Job: Suffering, Faith, and the Whirlwind
The Book of Job — the Bible's most searing exploration of suffering — tells of a righteous man who loses everything, rejects easy answers, and encounters God in the whirlwind.
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intermediate
Judaism and Suffering: Theodicy, Job, and the Questions That Never End
Why do bad things happen to good people? Judaism has wrestled with this question for millennia — from Job to Rabbi Akiva to Holocaust theology — and its honesty lies in refusing to offer a single, tidy answer.
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intermediate
Habakkuk: The Prophet Who Questioned God
Habakkuk dared to ask God the hardest question: why do the wicked prosper? His struggle and ultimate affirmation of faith have resonated with every generation that has faced injustice.
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