The Book of Job as a Thought Experiment: On Science, Religion, and Literature

Media type: E-Article
Title: The Book of Job as a Thought Experiment : On Science, Religion, and Literature
Contributor: Fehige, Joerg H. Y. [VerfasserIn]
imprint: [2019]
Published in: Religions ; 10(2019), 2, Seite 1-12
Language: English
DOI: 10.3390/rel10020077
ISSN: 2077-1444
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Keywords: Biblical hermeneutics ; evil ; fiction ; literary cognitivism ; metaphilosophy ; metatheology ; revelation
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Description: 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.
Access State: Open Access

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