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100	1		_aMcDermott, Gerald R. _q(Gerald Robert)
245	1	0	_aGod's rivals _h[electronic resource] : _bwhy has God allowed different religions? : insights from the Bible and the early church / _cGerald R. McDermott.
260			_aDowners Grove, Ill. : _bIVP Academic, _cc2007.
300			_a1 online resource (181 p.) : _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_aUsing 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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aChristianity and other religions.
650		0	_aReligious pluralism _xChristianity _xHistory of doctrines.
650		7	_aRELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues _2bisacsh
650		7	_aRELIGION / Christianity / General _2bisacsh
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aMcDermott, Gerald R. (Gerald Robert). _tGod's rivals. _dDowners Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2007 _z9780830825646 _w(DLC) 2006101564 _w(OCoLC)77494429
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