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The Cosmology of P and Theological Anthropology in the Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sira Crispin Fletcher-Louis This is an updated and corrected version of the article originally published as “The Temple Cosmology of P and Theological Anthropology in the Wisdom of Jesus ben Sira ”
Acceptance of the transcendent, uncreated God at the pinnacle of Orthodox cosmology means that one need not independently activate belief in the devil by a separate profession of faith The devil is already there once one embraces Christianity The devil presupposes the larger
I understand cosmology, epistemology and methodology to be interconnected My cosmological perspective influences my ontological perspective Cosmology is about one’s worldview and ontology is a theory of being, particularly in relation to our environment (this includes other people) It is about what one takes to be true; hence its connection to