The Book of Job as a Thought Experiment: On Science, Religion, and Literature
This paper presents a philosophical critique of the proposal that the Book of Job is a theological thought experiment about divine providence. Eight possible objections are entertained. They guide the discussion of the proposal. It is concluded that the proposal has more merits than perils.
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-12 |
Further subjects: | B
literary cognitivism
B metatheology B Evil B Revelation B Biblical Hermeneutics B Metaphilosophy B Fiction |
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Summary: | This paper presents a philosophical critique of the proposal that the Book of Job is a theological thought experiment about divine providence. Eight possible objections are entertained. They guide the discussion of the proposal. It is concluded that the proposal has more merits than perils. |
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ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel10020077 |