Modes of Argumentation: The Epistemology of Arguments in the Book of Job

This article excavates the epistemology of several modes of justification used by the characters in the book of Job. After a short survey of the types of »arguments from authority« used by Job's friends, I highlight the epistemology of some critical and rational ways of argumentation used by th...

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Main Author: Dietrich, Jan 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck 2023
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2023, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 266-281
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Job Biblical character / Experience / Argumantation / Neutrality (Court) / Job
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
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Summary:This article excavates the epistemology of several modes of justification used by the characters in the book of Job. After a short survey of the types of »arguments from authority« used by Job's friends, I highlight the epistemology of some critical and rational ways of argumentation used by the different characters in the book, especially, but not only, Job. Personal experience, self-reflective thinking and secondorder thinking, questions of definition, and the principle of impartiality all argue for implementing a critical, rational, and even judicial desire for objectivity in wisdom disputation, which goes beyond arguments justified by authority.
ISSN:2192-2284
Contains:Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2023-0019