The Friends of Job and the Task of Biblical Theology
Biblical theology, like the friends of Job, has been devoted to the task of justifying the ways of God to humanity. We should learn from the book of Job that God does not need or appreciate such justification. There is no virtue in “lying for God.” The task of biblical theology is not to reinforce p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2016]
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| In: |
Interpretation
Year: 2016, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 288-300 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
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| Summary: | Biblical theology, like the friends of Job, has been devoted to the task of justifying the ways of God to humanity. We should learn from the book of Job that God does not need or appreciate such justification. There is no virtue in “lying for God.” The task of biblical theology is not to reinforce preconceived ideas of Christian doctrine, but to speak forthrightly about what we find in the text, read in its own Hebraic or Hellenistic context. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0020964316640507 |