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This chapter discusses the diversity of views among Hellenistic philosophers regarding divine emotions and involvement in the world. It argues against the standard approach that patristic theology represented a departure from the biblical vision of God. The Epicureans believed gods were immune to negative emotions like suffering but attributed positive emotions like joy. They denied divine involvement in human affairs. Stoics allegorized myths while preserving some traditions. Platonists offered a metaphysi

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A.A. Osigwe

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