UID:
almahu_9949244123802882
Format:
1 online resource (293 p.)
ISBN:
9783110214789
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft , 398
Content:
Efforts at interpreting Joban poetry have often been divided between philological and literary critics. This study brings these two critical modes together to offer an account of how Job 28 achieves meaning. The heart of the study consists of two major sections. The first is a reading of the poem with special attention to the conceptual background of its metaphors. Rather than a poetic account of mining technology, Job 28 is properly understood against the heroic deeds of ancient Mesopotamian kings described in Sumerian and Akkadian royal narratives, especially the Gilgamesh epic. The second major section is a thorough philological and textual commentary in which comparative philological and text-critical methods are complemented by an aesthetic rationale for restoring the text of the poem as a work of art. The study reveals a multileveled and image-driven masterpiece whose complexity impacts how one reads Job 28 as poetry and theology.
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
,
In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Theology and Religious Studies 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238549
In:
DGBA Theology and Religious Studies 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110638165
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2009, De Gruyter, 9783110219517
In:
E-BOOK PAKET THEOLOGIE/RELIGIONSWISS./JUDAISTIK 2009, De Gruyter, 9783110219494
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110214772
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110214789
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110214789
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110214789
