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    Supports→Omniscience is one of the central divine attributes.

    The requirements of formulating theological doctrines such as divine providence presuppose that God has complete knowledge.

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    Omniscience is the property of having complete or maximal knowledge. Along with omnipotence and perfect goodness, it is usually taken to be one of the central divine attributes. One source of the attribution of omniscience to God derives from the numerous biblical passages that ascribe vast knowledge to him. St. Thomas Aquinas (Summa Theologiae I, q. 14), in his discussion of the knowledge of God, cites such texts as Job 12:13: “With God are wisdom and strength; he has counsel and understanding” and Rom. 11:33: “O the depths of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!” Another source is pro...

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