Some Reflections on the Book of Job
Although the author of the Book of Job may have grasped an important understanding about God, any theological claim to have discovered the “last truth” is problematic in every way — its ultimacy, its absoluteness, and its unknowable object. Nevertheless, the lonely voice insisting on theological com...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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Review and expositor
Year: 2002, Volume: 99, Issue: 4, Pages: 589-595 |
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| Summary: | Although the author of the Book of Job may have grasped an important understanding about God, any theological claim to have discovered the “last truth” is problematic in every way — its ultimacy, its absoluteness, and its unknowable object. Nevertheless, the lonely voice insisting on theological complexity is an important legacy of this book, for it stands as an abiding warning against established belief wherever it exists. This essay sets forth ten reasons why this is so. |
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| ISSN: | 2052-9449 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review and expositor
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/003463730209900409 |