Is the Notion of Foreknowledge Biblical?

Representations of the Divine

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https://doi.org/10.12775/BPTh.2024.015

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open theism, biblical Thomism, divine foreknowledge, causality

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Does God know contingent futures? Recently a new theological explanation has appeared that seeks to answer this problem by denying its root: God does not know the future because it is open in a strong sense. Aquinas, for his part, also faced this problem and responded to it by having recourse to the present of divine eternity which, existing all simultaneously, embraces all time. Now, what are the theological motivations underlying each position? This paper focuses on the question of divine foreknowledge to exemplify the theological method of St. Thomas.

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2024-09-29

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PRIETO, Lucas P. Is the Notion of Foreknowledge Biblical? Representations of the Divine. Biblica et Patristica Thoruniensia. Online. 29 September 2024. Vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 283-298. [Accessed 1 February 2025]. DOI 10.12775/BPTh.2024.015.

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