Breakages and Reconstructions – A Study on The Book of Job from the View of Peripheral Situation Theory

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10.2991/icesame-17.2017.108How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Peripheral Situation; breakages; reconstructions; the Book of Job

Abstract

Peripheral Situation was firstly put forward by German existentialist philosopher Karl Theodor Jaspers 1883—1969 . It refers to the situation that "If someone encounters accidents, there will be breakages in their connections with other people, their own ego and even with God. They are likely to doubt themselves, life, experiences and their belief. Eventually, collapses of their individual worlds will ensue." And Peripheral Situation is a common theory of existentialism. With the theory in the study of the Book of Job of the Old Testament, the breakages and reconstruction of Job's ties with God and with other people were analyzed, the reasons behind them and their modern presentation were further explored, and the purpose of this study, namely "peripheral situation is inevitable in one's pursuits of God, truth and his or her ego, without trying, you will never understand the essence and meaning of life", was demonstrated.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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