Scripture, sovereignty and suffering: Where might that conversation with a rabbi have gone?

Remember my aborted conversation with the Rabbi.  The dilemma that was put to him was that if God had done the great deeds recounted in the rest of Torah building up to the point in Deuteronomy when the people are about to enter the land of Canaan, then why do does it fall onto the… Continue reading Scripture, sovereignty and suffering: Where might that conversation with a rabbi have gone?

An attempted conversation with a rabbi about God and Scripture

The other day I attempted to respond on Twitter to some provocative comments from a Rabbi about God and suffering.  The Rabbi in question, Mike Harvey, claims to have written a best seller book about conversing with Christians and to be a leading expert on interfaith relations.  He didn’t seem too interested in conversations with… Continue reading An attempted conversation with a rabbi about God and Scripture