The Emotions of God: Making Sense of a God Who Hates, Weeps, and Loves

Lamb, David T.

ISBN 10: 1514000105 / ISBN 13: 9781514000106

Published by IVP, 2022

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Book is in good condition and has some writing, underlining, and or highlighting inside. Cover may have some cosmetic wear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Emotions of God: Making Sense of a God Who Hates, Weeps, and Loves
• Publisher: IVP
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1514000105
• ISBN 13: 9781514000106
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

The God of the Bible is emotional. Many Christians don't want to associate emotions with God. Emotions feel irrational, and the idea of God experiencing hate, anger, and jealousy can be confusing and problematic. And yet the Bible is full of stories where God expresses deep emotion. Christians are often left wondering how to reconcile the tension of an all-powerful God expressing seemingly uncontrollable feelings. If God is hateful and angry at humanity, is he a God worth believing in? In The Emotions of God, biblical scholar David Lamb examines seven divine emotions—hate, anger, jealousy, sorrow, joy, compassion, and love—and argues that it is not only good that God is emotional but also that we as his image-bearers can express emotions in such a way that reflects his goodness to the world. With discussion questions and suggestions for application, Lamb challenges his readers to journey with him into a rich study of the stories surrounding God's emotions so that we might better know God and reflect the beauty of emotion to the world.

About the Author

David T. Lamb is the Allan A. MacRae Professor of Old Testament and dean of faculty at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He previously worked in campus ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and has taught extensively in various crosscultural contexts. His books include God Behaving Badly, Prostitutes and Polygamists, and 1 and 2 Kings. in the Story of God Bible Commentary series.