The Job's Dilemma
The aim of the paper is to examine the problem of suffering in the book of Job and the possible solution it offers. For this reason, it is structured as follows: (I) In the first section, we will analyse Jobs evidential argument; (II) the second section will delve into the friends and their faile...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2013]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Année: 2013, Volume: 5, Numéro: 3, Pages: 95-115 |
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| Résumé: | The aim of the paper is to examine the problem of suffering in the book of Job and the possible solution it offers. For this reason, it is structured as follows: (I) In the first section, we will analyse Jobs evidential argument; (II) the second section will delve into the friends and their failed attempt at a retributive theodicy; (III) finally, we shall look into Gods argument and try to explain Jobs answer in terms of sceptical theism. |
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| Contient: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v5i3.221 |