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4 Views of Divine Foreknowledge: Simple-Foreknowledge

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Just to recap, this past Spring  I read a book called  Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views  by James Beilby. If you are interested in purchasing this, you can do so on  Amazon.com . This is a comparison of four views of God's foreknowledge from different scholars. What do we mean by God's foreknowledge? We mean what does God know and when does He know it. My last post, I summarized Gregory Boyd's view of God's foreknowledge: open theism. Check it out here . This week I will look at the simple-foreknowledge view, which is described by David Hunt. I will refrain from commentary until then last addition. Let me reiterate, I am not claiming which of these is my view, but rather a concise summary of the authors explanation and view of these opinions on God's foreknowledge.  The Simple-Foreknowledge View by David Hunt A general affirmation among Christians is that God is omniscient. God therefore knows all truths. His very nature is all-knowing, therefore withou...