02796nam a2200469Ia 4500 ocn857149641 OCoLC 20200709055822.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130828s2007 ilua ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780830825646 0830825649 9780830875368 (electronic bk.) 0830875360 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)857149641 577696 (N$T) BR127 .M215 2007 REL 012110 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh 261.2 23 N$TA McDermott, Gerald R. (Gerald Robert) God's rivals [electronic resource] : why has God allowed different religions? : insights from the Bible and the early church / Gerald R. McDermott. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2007. 1 online resource (181 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. The scandal of particularity : why has the true God come to only some people at some times? -- Not even in Israel have I found such faith : surprising knowledge of God among Bible people outside Israel and the church -- The Lord of Hosts : the Old Testament and the real existence of other gods -- Principalities and powers : the New Testament on other real supernatural powers besides God -- Seeds of the Word : Justin Martyr on seeds of the Word in other religions -- Divine pedagogy : Irenaeus explains how God uses the religions -- A divine gift to the Greeks : Clement of Alexandria and the Gentile covenants -- Diverse destinies by diverse choices : Origen's warnings about other religions -- What are the religions? and why are they there? : collecting the strands -- Appendix : God and the masculine pronoun. Using the teachings from the Old and New Testaments and reflections from a number of key theologians from the early church, the author suggests an answer to why God has allowed other religions. Description based on print version record. Christianity and other religions. Religious pluralism Christianity History of doctrines. RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: McDermott, Gerald R. (Gerald Robert). God's rivals. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2007 9780830825646 (DLC) 2006101564 (OCoLC)77494429 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=577696 EBSCOhost EBSC 577696 cpp6067 02 N$T 53115 53115