Fools can explain it, wise men never try
This paper reflects on the sceptical view of reality found in biblical wisdom literature. An overview of Pentateuchal Forschungsgeschichte is offered to illustrate how the urge to arrive at final answers has always accompanied Old Testament scholarship, while such contributions retain their beauty a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1995
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Old Testament essays
Year: 1995, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 129-144 |
| Further subjects: | B
Biblical wisdom literature
B Israelite wisdom B Job 28 B Faculty of Theology B Proverbs B Pentateuch B Academic thinking B Song of Unattainable Wisdom B Pentateuchal Forschungsgeschichte |
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| Summary: | This paper reflects on the sceptical view of reality found in biblical wisdom literature. An overview of Pentateuchal Forschungsgeschichte is offered to illustrate how the urge to arrive at final answers has always accompanied Old Testament scholarship, while such contributions retain their beauty and charm despite their dating. It is then argued by way of an exposition of Job 28, the 'Song of Unattainable Wisdom', that neither in the opinion of the poet nor in that of the author can ultimate truth be achieved. According to the argument, this has implications for the faculty and the university in contemporary South Africa. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_608 |