The significant deficiency of revelation in wisdom
The oft repeated claim that the Israelite sapiential tradition, at least as expressed in the adages of the Hebrew Bible, does not work with revelation, is questioned from the angle of natural theology. In sapiential literature, it is argued, the idea of revelation may at most be deficient in the sen...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2001
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| In: |
Old Testament essays
Year: 2001, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 235-259 |
| Further subjects: | B
Revelation
B Sapiental tradition: Wisdom B Christianity |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | The oft repeated claim that the Israelite sapiential tradition, at least as expressed in the adages of the Hebrew Bible, does not work with revelation, is questioned from the angle of natural theology. In sapiential literature, it is argued, the idea of revelation may at most be deficient in the sense that it lacks the traditional modes of expression found in other traditions. But when expressions of wisdom as an apprehension of God are compared to non-sapiential ways of articulating 'relevatory' experiences, it appears that the differences are variations of style, not dissimilarity in essence. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_898 |
