Editorial: on evidence and knowledge

The recent publication and subsequent withdrawal of an incendiary blog in Huffington Post SA because of a lack of verification of its author or statistical claims in the blog, underscores an issue relevant to scholarship in general and to Old Testament Studies in particular: the construction of vali...

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Main Author: Snyman, Gerrie 19XX- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SA ePublications [2017]
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 9-10
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Foreword / Introduction
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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Summary:The recent publication and subsequent withdrawal of an incendiary blog in Huffington Post SA because of a lack of verification of its author or statistical claims in the blog, underscores an issue relevant to scholarship in general and to Old Testament Studies in particular: the construction of valid arguments and the use of evidence for these constructions as well as the eagerness to publish material in line with a particular ideology.
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2017/v30n1a2
HDL: 10520/EJC-98aabba17