Introduction; Theodicy and Modernity; Theodicy in Ancient Egyptian Texts; Theodicy in Akkadian Literature; Theodicy in Hittite Texts; Theodicy in the Texts of Ugarit; Theodicy in the Pentateuch; Theodicy in the Deuteronomistic History; Theodicy and Prophetic Literature; Theodicy in the Psalms; Theodicy in Job; Theodicy in the Book of Ruth; Theodicy in the Book of Esther; Theodicy in Qohelet; Theodicy in Lamentations?; Theodicy in Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles; Theodicy in Early Jewish Writings; Theodicy in the Wisdom of Ben Sira; Theodicy in the Wisdom of Solomon
Theodicy in the Psalms of SolomonTheodicy in Philo of Alexandria; Theodicean Motifs in the New Testament; The Book of Revelation; Theodicy in Judaism; Theodicy in the Targumim; Abbreviations; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Texts; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Summary
Theodicy is traditionally considered the attempt to defend divine justice in the face of God's apparent indifference or hostility toward virtuous people
