Taking God to court: Job’s deconstruction and resistance of dominant ideology

Using poststructural criticism, we explore how the book of Job deconstructs the deed/consequence nexus that stands at the core of the Hebrew Bible’s theological framework – i.e. the doctrine of reward and punishment. Building on both Derridean deconstruction and Foucauldian resistance, we show that...

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Authors: Swart, Ilse (Author) ; Saleem, Yasir (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
In: International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 84, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 181-198
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Job / Foucault, Michel 1926-1984 / Derrida, Jacques 1930-2004 / Justice of God / Deconstruction
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
NBC Doctrine of God
VA Philosophy
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B Resistance
B Deconstruction
B poststructural criticism
B consequence nexus / deed
B Book of Job
B Retributive Justice
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