Why Do We Suffer?: A Scriptural Approach to the Human Condition
The question of suffering naturally evokes questions about the existence and nature of God, ethics, justice, sin, and life after death. Why Do We Suffer? helps you understand the concepts, vocabulary, and context of suffering in the Bible. Establishing a framework with the Old Testament, Harrington develops how Jesus’ teaching and example shapes Christian understanding in the New Testament. Addressing difficult questions in a readable, pastoral style, Father Harrington helps you draw meaningful and personal connections between Scripture and your own experience, and that of everyone who struggles to make sense of the human condition.
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Why Do We Suffer?: A Scriptural Approach to the Human Condition
The question of suffering naturally evokes questions about the existence and nature of God, ethics, justice, sin, and life after death. Why Do We Suffer? helps you understand the concepts, vocabulary, and context of suffering in the Bible. Establishing a framework with the Old Testament, Harrington develops how Jesus’ teaching and example shapes Christian understanding in the New Testament. Addressing difficult questions in a readable, pastoral style, Father Harrington helps you draw meaningful and personal connections between Scripture and your own experience, and that of everyone who struggles to make sense of the human condition.
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Why Do We Suffer?: A Scriptural Approach to the Human Condition

Why Do We Suffer?: A Scriptural Approach to the Human Condition

by Daniel Harrington, SJ
Why Do We Suffer?: A Scriptural Approach to the Human Condition

Why Do We Suffer?: A Scriptural Approach to the Human Condition

by Daniel Harrington, SJ

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Overview

The question of suffering naturally evokes questions about the existence and nature of God, ethics, justice, sin, and life after death. Why Do We Suffer? helps you understand the concepts, vocabulary, and context of suffering in the Bible. Establishing a framework with the Old Testament, Harrington develops how Jesus’ teaching and example shapes Christian understanding in the New Testament. Addressing difficult questions in a readable, pastoral style, Father Harrington helps you draw meaningful and personal connections between Scripture and your own experience, and that of everyone who struggles to make sense of the human condition.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781580510431
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 02/01/2000
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 156
Sales rank: 1,080,147
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.07(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Daniel J. Harrington, SJ (1940–2014), was professor of New Testament at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. He was the author of a number of books, including How Do Catholics Read the Bible? and, with James F. Keenan, Jesus and Virtue Ethics.
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