Turning from the Perfection of God to the Wondrousness of God: Redirecting Philosophical-Theological Attention in Order to Preserve Humility

Heather C. Ohaneson

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Page Range:: 211–230

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004387980_014

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This paper considers how a Tanakh-grounded account of divine wondrousness should displace or, less strongly, supplement notions of perfection in Jewish philosophical theology. I submit that biblical conceptions of wonder permit and even invite a degree of positive knowledge of the divine nature, including not only God’s wondrousness but also God’s might and holiness. Wonder makes room for this understanding while setting limits to what we can say about God. In particular, the fear of God will have an important role to play in moderating between healthy, humble wonder and haughty wondering of the sort that the Psalmist denies in Psalm 131:1b: “I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me” (nrsv). That is, without foreclosing meaningful, metaphysical inquiry, wonder preserves humility—a trait befitting scholars and religious believers alike.

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The Question of God's Perfection

Jewish and Christian Essays on the God of the Bible and Talmud

丛编： Philosophy of Religion - World Religions, 卷： 8

ISBN:: 9789004387980

出版社:: Brill

印刷出版日期:: 20 Nov 2018

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Jewish and Christian Essays on the God of the Bible and Talmud

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