God’s Problem

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book

"God’s Problem" is a book by biblical scholar Bart D. Ehrman that examines the problem of suffering and evil in the Bible and critiques traditional theological explanations for it.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
God's Problem	1
God’s Problem canonical	1
God’s Problem and the Bible’s Answers to Our Most Important Question—Why We Suffer	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10114105 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: God’s Problem
Context triple: [Bart D. Ehrman, notableWork, God’s Problem]

A. The God Who Is There
The God Who Is There is a foundational Christian apologetics book by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and defends historic biblical Christianity.
B. God’s Work
"God’s Work" is a studio album by American country and pop singer LeAnn Rimes that blends spiritual themes with genre-crossing, introspective songs.
C. God’s Property
God’s Property is a gospel choir best known for its collaborations with Kirk Franklin that helped popularize contemporary urban gospel music in the 1990s.
D. An Interview with God
An Interview with God is a 2018 faith-based drama film in which a war reporter’s life and beliefs are challenged through a series of mysterious conversations with a man claiming to be God.
E. Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: God’s Problem
Target entity description: "God’s Problem" is a book by biblical scholar Bart D. Ehrman that examines the problem of suffering and evil in the Bible and critiques traditional theological explanations for it.

A. The God Who Is There
The God Who Is There is a foundational Christian apologetics book by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and defends historic biblical Christianity.
B. God’s Work
"God’s Work" is a studio album by American country and pop singer LeAnn Rimes that blends spiritual themes with genre-crossing, introspective songs.
C. God’s Property
God’s Property is a gospel choir best known for its collaborations with Kirk Franklin that helped popularize contemporary urban gospel music in the 1990s.
D. An Interview with God
An Interview with God is a 2018 faith-based drama film in which a war reporter’s life and beliefs are challenged through a series of mysterious conversations with a man claiming to be God.
E. Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ
argues	biblical answers to suffering are ultimately unsatisfactory ⓘ the Bible offers multiple, conflicting explanations for suffering ⓘ
author	Bart D. Ehrman ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
critiques	classical theodicies ⓘ traditional theological explanations of suffering ⓘ
discusses	apocalyptic explanations of suffering ⓘ free will defenses ⓘ prophetic explanations of suffering ⓘ the book of Job ⓘ linked to: Book of Job the teachings of Jesus on suffering ⓘ wisdom literature explanations of suffering ⓘ
examines	biblical depictions of God ⓘ biblical perspectives on suffering ⓘ divine justice ⓘ
focusesOn	suffering in the Bible ⓘ
genre	biblical studies ⓘ religion ⓘ theology ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation	New Testament scholar ⓘ biblical scholar ⓘ
hasForm	prose ⓘ
hasPerspective	critical ⓘ historical-critical ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readership ⓘ readers interested in religion and theology ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh New Testament ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ suffering ⓘ theodicy ⓘ
nonFictionSubject	Christianity ⓘ biblical interpretation ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ
publicationType	popular-level religious scholarship ⓘ
publisher	HarperOne ⓘ linked to: HarperCollins
questions	the coherence of biblical views on suffering ⓘ the goodness and power of God in light of suffering ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor	God’s Problem and the Bible’s Answers to Our Most Important Question—Why We Suffer ⓘ linked to: God’s Problem Jesus, Interrupted ⓘ Misquoting Jesus ⓘ
writtenBy	agnostic author ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Bart D. Ehrman → notableWork → God’s Problem ⓘ

Jesus, Interrupted → follows → God's Problem ⓘ

linked to: God’s Problem

God’s Problem → relatedWorkByAuthor → God’s Problem and the Bible’s Answers to Our Most Important Question—Why We Suffer ⓘ