ABSTRACT

All theoretical works presuppose certain foundational truths. This is a work in philosophical theology, and more explicitly philosophical theology in the JudeoChristian tradition. Hence certain foundations will be assumed and not argued for. (Although I believe there are good arguments for each of the assumptions, they are far beyond the scope of this book.) Specifically, the existence of and rationality of belief in God, the evidential force of Scripture, and the weight of the JudeoChristian theological tradition, function as 'control beliefs.' 1 Thus in Part II biblical evidence and traditional formulations relating to God's temporal mode of being will be examined, along with contemporary formulations and arguments.