The Book of Job as a Thought Experiment: On Science, Religion, and Literature

Yiftach Fehige

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This paper presents a philosophical critique of the proposal that the Book of Job is a theological thought experiment about divine providence. Eight possible objections are entertained. They guide the discussion of the proposal. It is concluded that the proposal has more merits than perils.

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