Theodicy in an ironical sense: The Joban Wager and the portrait of folly
A case is made for the sophistication of the prose of the Job Prologue. The issue of theodicy in Job is then re-investigated by looking at paratactic elements in the Divine Wager. Three aspects of the Divine wager are probed: (1) Use of Virtual Quotations; (2) The demands on credulity of a 'Tal...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2019, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 359-370 |
| Further subjects: | B
tall tale
B prophetic discernment B Wisdom B false vision B Theodicy B parataxis B Divine Wager B virtual quotations B Canard B Folly B Retributive Justice |
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| Summary: | A case is made for the sophistication of the prose of the Job Prologue. The issue of theodicy in Job is then re-investigated by looking at paratactic elements in the Divine Wager. Three aspects of the Divine wager are probed: (1) Use of Virtual Quotations; (2) The demands on credulity of a 'Tall Tale', where one would have it that the system of retributive justice be suspended just so that the suffering of one extra-ordinary individual need not reflect on his punishment due to sin; and (3) Prophetic Discernment: the spectre of a false vision report where the heavenly council scene is a canard. It is concluded that the real issue in Job is not theodicy per se but the folly of raging against God so as to absolve oneself of sin (Prov. 19:3). Thus, Job and the Friends represent a composite portrait of human folly in the manner of the Wisdom Literature. Job is linked to the deterioration of the fool depicted in Proverbs. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Reference: | Errata "CORRIGENDUM to Theodicy in an ironical sense (2020)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089217750032 |