The Book of Job

Judaism in the 2nd Century BCE

Leslie S. Wilson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

150 Seiten

2006
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3462-5 (ISBN)

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The Book of Job deals with a variety of issues, on levels both superficial and profound. It has been the subject of scholarly debate and analysis ever since its inclusion in the Hebrew Bible. Scholars and theologians have set forth a variety of theories to explain the "human condition" and justify the actions of the Divine toward humanity. The material differences in attempts by scholars to translate the Book of Job are evidence that these theories cannot be supported.

The author of the Book of Job employs a unique intertextual code. The code hides a sophisticated agenda that includes not simply the interaction of the Divine and humanity, but also the quality of this interaction. The programmatic investigation by the author reflects also contemporary politico-religious conflicts among Jews of 2nd Century BCE Palestine.

Dr. Wilson uncovers the intertextual cipher and opens the window to a single coherent solution to the meaning and intent of the Book of Job.

Leslie S. Wilson is a Research Associate in the Near Eastern Languages Department at Yale University. He earned his Ph.D. from Yale University and his M.A. and B.A. from Cambridge University.

Chapter 1 Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Literary Beginnings
Chapter 4 Introduction to the Prologue
Chapter 5 The Prologue—Part 1
Chapter 6 The Prologue—Part 2
Chapter 7 The Prologue—Part 3
Chapter 8 The Discourse of Job and His "Friends"
Chapter 9 Continuity and Messianism: The Blessing and the Curse
Chapter 10 Job's Last Word: Anatomy of a Curse
Chapter 11 Deus Omnipotens: The Elihu Epilogue
Chapter 12 "From the Whirlwind": The Second Epilogue
Chapter 13 "Absolute Relatives": The Third Epilogue
Chapter 14 "Righteousness" and "Wholeness": Review and Synthesis
Chapter 15 An Historical Context
Chapter 16 Gleanings
Chapter 17 Appendices 1-6
Chapter 18 Abbreviations
Chapter 19 Bibliography
Chapter 20 Index of BH Citations
Chapter 21 Index of DSS Citations

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.7.2006
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Judaism
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	164 x 231 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
ISBN-10	0-7618-3462-1 / 0761834621
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3462-5 / 9780761834625
Zustand	Neuware