Philosophical Perspectives on Theological Why-Questions in the Hebrew Bible
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16969629 |
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| Authors | Jaco Gericke (0000-0002-1304-7751, North-West University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for Semitics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1013-8471 • E-ISSN: 2663-6573 |
| Publisher | Unisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.25159/1013-8471/3436 |
| OpenAlex | W2249594075 |
| Language | EN |
This article provides an introductory overview of a selection of philosophical perspectives on theological why-questions in the Hebrew Bible. Why-questions put to Yhwh in all the various sections of the canon are clarified philosophically via ancient views on causation, the Principle of Sufficient Reason, and the philosophy of language. Comparative philosophy of religion is also utilized to argue that while most theological why-questions in the Hebrew Bible are asked in the context of suffering, assumptions related to the deity differ from those of modern philosophical theologies
Biblical Hebrew · Biblical studies · Causation · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Linguistics · Philosophical methodology · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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