Essay Archive - Old Testament vs. Hellenic Divine Intervention
Old Testament vs. Hellenic Divine Intervention
The Old Testament and Hellenic texts we have studied have numerous
examples of divine intervention. The range and complexity in human affairs that
these interventions occur have similar, yet different attributes. Both texts
describe divine intervention as a way of explaining "why things happen(ed) and
being "chosen" by God or gods to fulfill a destiny. Both also see divine
intervention as something that can not be understood by humans; God or the gods
have their reasons why people are "chosen" and why certain gifts, events, and
cata....
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