Creation and the Persistence of Evil

This paperback edition brings the most innovative and meaningful models of the gods of the end of the Auschwitz period to the audience. In questioning the concept of the totipotency of God, in the thoughtful return to God's original Hebrew concept, John Levenson defines the author of the world God as a result of his victory in the fight against evil I will. For example, Genesis 1 did not explain exclusion of evil, but I believe it was trying to contain the threat of evil throughout the world.

Levenson is criticizing this cast, but much of his view has a practical opinion. See Jon D. Levenson's "Survival of Creation and Evil: St. Jewish Theater" (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988), 67-68. Levenson wrote as follows. For example, the first quarter consists of seven words, the second, 14, 1, 1 are the three major terms of God, in the first part of Genesis 1: 1-2. : 3 times, 2nd times and 3rd times total 21 times, 35 times are displayed respectively. In the explanation of the first day, "light" is 5 times, "day" (1: 5 is defined as follows) its synonym), 2 times: the total is again 7. In paragraphs fitted on the 5th and 6th days, a total of seven "living things" occurred

Although published in 1988, John Levenson's "Creation and Patience: Almighty Jewish Drama" is still refreshing in the mind and thought of modern readers who seek to understand Jehovah in the context of ancient creation Sucks lively words. . From the beginning, he saw the rule of God of the universe from the viewpoint of the Rabbin Jew. This is not only to make use of Rabin's source but also to understand how these views are reflected in Rabbinian literature after observing the creative background of the ancient Near East. The first part of this book is centered on understanding how God is learned from the viewpoint of creation and will eventually become "a stable community of benevolent and life-preserving order" . Of course, the religion of ancient Israel, at the end, predicted that God would win in the last final battle. Instead, he is only a potential omnipotent space viewer. "(38)