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Does the world we inhabit offer us hospitality or indifference? This question is central to the spiritual literature of all cultures. In We Find Ourselves Put to the Test James Crooks returns to the Bible’s book of Job to explore the enduring relevance of that question and its philosophical dimensions. Beginning with the puzzle of Job’s famous stoicism and nihilism in the face of loss, Crooks explores the contradictions of suffering as dramatized in the dialogue between Job and his friends. How is it that the friends’ attempt to comfort Job with a rational explanation of his misfortune devolves seamlessly into victim blaming? How is it that Job’s own renunciation of life at the nadir of his pain converts into an intellectual patience that outlasts the advocates of rational explanation? We Find Ourselves Put to the Test gives a portrait of the suffering protagonist looking into the heart of a creation that is, by necessity, both indifferent and hospitable. A philosophical exploration of one of the most enigmatic books in the Bible, We Find Ourselves Put to the Test goes beyond critical interpretation and suggests a way of reading the book of Job that is animated by a consideration of the reader’s narratives and communities, and the limits of his or her own understanding.

Job --- Ayyūb --- Eyyüb --- Giobbe --- Hiob --- Ijob --- Iyov --- Job, --- Nabi Ajub --- איוב --- איוב (דמות מקראית) --- PHILOSOPHY / Religious.

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"This volume fills an important lacuna in the study of the Hebrew Bible by providing the first comprehensive treatment of intertextuality in Job, in which essays will address intertextual resonances between Job and texts in all three divisions of the Hebrew canon, along with non-canonical texts throughout history, from the ancient Near East to modern literature. Though comprehensive, this study will not be exhaustive, but will invite further study into connections between Job and these texts, few of which have previously been explored systematically. Thus, the volume's impact will reach beyond Job to each of the 'intertexts' the articles address. As a multi-authored volume that gathers together scholars with expertise on this diverse array of texts, the range of discussion is wide. The contributors have been encouraged to pursue the intertextual approach that best suits their topic, thereby offering readers a valuable collection of intertextual case studies addressing a single text. No study quite like this has yet been published, so it will also provide a framework for future intertextual studies of other biblical texts."--Bloomsbury Publishing This volume fills an important lacuna in the study of the Hebrew Bible by providing the first comprehensive treatment of intertextuality in Job, in which essays will address intertextual resonances between Job and texts in all three divisions of the Hebrew canon, along with non-canonical texts throughout history, from the ancient Near East to modern literature. Though comprehensive, this study will not be exhaustive, but will invite further study into connections between Job and these texts, few of which have previously been explored systematically. Thus, the volume's impact will reach beyond Job to each of the 'intertexts' the articles address. As a multi-authored volume that gathers together scholars with expertise on this diverse array of texts, the range of discussion is wide. The contributors have been encouraged to pursue the intertextual approach that best suits their topic, thereby offering readers a valuable collection of intertextual case studies addressing a single text. No study quite like this has yet been published, so it will also provide a framework for future intertextual studies of other biblical texts

Intertextuality in the Bible. --- Bible. --- Ayyūb (Book of the Old Testament) --- Giobbe (Book of the Old Testament) --- Hiob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Ijob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Job (Book of the Old Testament) --- Jobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Livro de Jó --- Yop-ki (Book of the Old Testament)

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223.2 --- Job. Hiob --- Bible. --- Ayyūb (Book of the Old Testament) --- Giobbe (Book of the Old Testament) --- Hiob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Ijob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Job (Book of the Old Testament) --- Jobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Livro de Jó --- Yop-ki (Book of the Old Testament) --- Bible --- Commentaries

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Brennan W. Breed claims that biblical interpretation should focus on the shifting capacities of the text, viewing it as a dynamic process rather than a static product. Rather than seeking to determine the original text and its meaning, Breed proposes that scholars approach the production, transmission, and interpretation of the biblical text as interwoven elements of its overarching reception history. Grounded in the insights of contemporary literary theory, this approach alters the framing questions of interpretation from "What does this text mean?" to "What can this text do?"

Bible --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Hermeneutics. --- 22.06 --- 22.06 Bible: exegese; hermeneutique --- 22.06 Bijbel: exegese; hermeneutiek --- Bible: exegese; hermeneutique --- Bijbel: exegese; hermeneutiek --- Biblia --- Bible. --- Ayyūb (Book of the Old Testament) --- Giobbe (Book of the Old Testament) --- Hiob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Ijob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Job (Book of the Old Testament) --- Jobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Livro de Jó --- Yop-ki (Book of the Old Testament)

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"This book focuses on the expressions used to describe Job’s body in pain and on the reactions of his friends to explore the moral and social world reflected in the language and the values that their speeches betray.A key contribution of this monograph is to highlight how the perspective of illness as retribution is powerfully refuted in Job’s speeches and, in particular, to show how this is achieved through comedy. Comedy in Job is a powerful weapon used to expose and ridicule the idea of retribution. Rejecting the approach of retrospective diagnosis, this monograph carefully analyses the expression of pain in Job focusing specifically on somatic language used in the deity attack metaphors, in the deity surveillance metaphors and in the language connected to the body and social status. These metaphors are analysed in a comparative way using research from medical anthropology and sociology which focuses on illness narratives and expressions of pain.Job's Body and the Dramatised Comedy of Moralising will be of interest to anyone working on the Book of Job, as well as those with an interest in suffering and pain in the Hebrew Bible more broadly."

Metaphor in the Bible. --- Suffering in the Bible. --- Ancient history --- Bible. --- Socio-rhetorical criticism. --- Ayyūb (Book of the Old Testament) --- Giobbe (Book of the Old Testament) --- Hiob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Ijob (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Iyyov (Book of the Old Testament) --- Job (Book of the Old Testament) --- Jobus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Livro de Jó --- Yop-ki (Book of the Old Testament)