Does Yahweh exist? A philosophical-critical reconstruction of the case against realism in Old Testament theology

In this article the question is asked whether Yahweh as depicted in the texts of the Old Testament really exists or whether the deity might actually be a character of fiction with no counterpart outside the worlds of text and imagination. Though rather unheard of as a research problem, and almost im...

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Главный автор: Gericke, Jaco (Автор)
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Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2004
В: Old Testament essays
Год: 2004, Том: 17, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 30-57
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