Endnote 5 – When God Acts Immorally

This position was actually taken in some ancient Gnostic sects; see Birger A. Pearson, “Use, Authority and Exegesis of Mikra in Gnostic Literature,” in Mikra: Text, Translation, Reading and Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, ed. M.J. Mulder (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988), pp. 638–641.