The Suffering Servant in Aquinas: Isaiah 53 and Thomas's Theology of Christ's Passion (Thomistic Ressourcement Series)

The Suffering Servant in Aquinas: Isaiah 53 and Thomas's Theology of Christ's Passion (Thomistic Ressourcement Series)The "Suffering Servant" text of Isaiah 53 is a perennial topic of debate within Jewish and Christian biblical theology. Is the Suffering Servant an individual, a group, or both? How and why did he suffer? What role did God play in his suffering? How is his suffering related to human salvation? The answers to these questions often divide Jewish and Christian readers of Scripture as well as Christians across different denominations. In particular,

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This paperback edition offers readers a comprehensive exploration of how ancient philosophical ideas can inform our understanding of the Bible

This Spectrum Multiview volume brings together four theologians who make a case for their own view—ranging from a traditional affirmation of divine impassibility (the idea that God does not suffer) to the position that God is necessarily and intimately affected by creation—and then each contributor responds to the others' views

seeking to relate biblical theology to our every day lives and to the life of the church

both classical and process theism

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