How to Read Job

John H. Walton, Tremper Longman III (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2015
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-4089-2 (ISBN)

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We often turn to the book of Job when we encounter suffering. But what if the book is not only about Job's suffering? Written by two respected commentators, this matchless guide to reading and appreciating the book of Job covers all relevant aspects—literary, historical, theological and hermeneutical—for the student, teacher and busy pastor.

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We often turn to the book of Job when we encounter suffering. We look for an explanation for the questions "Why me?" or "Why her?" But what if it turns out that although Job does suffer, the book is not really about his suffering?
If ever a book needed a "How to Read" instruction manual, it is the book of Job. And when two respected Old Testament scholars team up—both of whom have written commentaries on Job—we have a matchless guide to reading and appreciating the book. From their analysis of its place in the wisdom literature of the Bible and the ancient Near East to their discussions of its literary features and relationship to history, Walton and Longman give us the best of their expertise. They explore the theology of Job, placing it within Israelite religion and Old Testament theology. And they coach us in how to read Job as Christians. When it turns out the book is not what we thought it was, our reading is richly layered and more satisfying.
Whether you are preparing for preaching, teaching, leading a Bible study, studying for a class or for personal enrichment, How to Read Job is your starting point.

John H. Walton is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. He has written widely on the Old Testament and its background. His books include The Lost World of Genesis One and The Lost World of Adam and Eve and Job in the NIV Application Commentary. Tremper Longman III is Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He is the author or coauthor of over twenty books, including volumes on Genesis, Exodus, Psalms and Proverbs in the How to Read series and Job in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Prophets.

Acknowledgments

Part One: Reading Job as Literature

1. What Is the Book of Job About?

2. What Is the Rhetorical Strategy of the Book of Job?

3. Job in the Context of the Ancient Near East

4. Is Job a Real Person?

Part Two: Getting to Know the Characters of the Book of Job

5. What Do We Learn About God from the Book of Job?

6. Who Is "Satan" in Job?

7. What Is the Role of Job in the Book of Job?

8. How to Assess Job?s Human Advisers

9. Who Is Job?s Advocate?

10. Behemoth and Leviathan, the Most Powerful Creatures Imaginable

Part Three: The Theological Message of the Book of Job

11. The Retribution Principle and Theodicy in Job

12. The Retribution Principle in Wisdom Literature

13. Does Job Believe in the Afterlife?

14. Learning About the Cosmos from the Book of Job

15. The Theology of Suffering in the Book of Job

16. Job?s View of God

Part Four: Reading Job as a Christian

17. Job and Jesus

18. The Message of the Book of Job for Today

19. Does the Book of Job Provide Comfort?

20. Applying the Book of Job

Appendix: Commentaries on the Book of Job

Notes

Author Index

Subject Index

Scripture Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.12.2015
Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 208 mm
Gewicht	240 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8308-4089-3 / 0830840893
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-4089-2 / 9780830840892
Zustand	Neuware