A Blemished Perfection
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A Blemished Perfection

The Book of Job in Context

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A Blemished Perfection

The Book of Job in Context

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The main methodological thesis of this study is that the book of Job, more than any other book in the Bible, should be treated as an artistic work in which form and content cannot be separated. Hence, a good acquaintance with the literary aspects of the book, including its relations with other ancient Near Eastern texts, is a precondition to the understanding of its theology. The deep structure of the book is that of a catalogue-which is a key to understanding its approach to the problem of theodicy. The difficult language of Job is scrutinized, and is proved to be an original and immanent characteristic of the book. A synthesis of the literary, linguistic and theological characteristics of Job leads to its paradoxical-not absurd-definition as 'a blemished perfection'.

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Publisher
Sheffield Academic Press
Year
1996
ISBN
9780567167736
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Chapter 1 THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
  5. Chapter 2 GENRE DISTINCTIONS
  6. Chapter 3 POETIC CONVENTIONS: THE BOOK OF JOB, THE BIBLE, AND THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
  7. Chapter 4 JOB AND CATALOGUE LITERATURE
  8. Chapter 5 HARMONIZING MIMETIC DEVICES
  9. Chapter 6 ON THE DIFFICULT LANGUAGE OF THE BOOK OF JOB
  10. Chapter 7 ON GOD'S JUSTICE IN THE BOOK OF JOB
  11. Chapter 8 STRUCTURE AND MIMESIS
  12. Chapter 9 CONCLUSION
  13. Appendixes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index of References
  16. Index of Authors