Metaphors in the Discussion on Suffering in Job 3-31, : Visions of Hope and Consolation.
In Metaphors in the Discussion on Suffering in Job 3–31 , Hanneke van Loon offers a new approach to the theme of suffering in the book of Job. Her analysis of metaphors demonstrates that Job goes through different stages of existential suffering in chapters 3–14 and that he addresses the social dime...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, , Boston: : Brill, , 2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Biblical Interpretation Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Metaphor and Biblical Exegesis: a Proposal
- The Theme of Suffering in the Book of Job
- Suffering in the Opening Speech (Job 3): the Unrest of Being Imprisoned in Life
- Suffering in the First Speech Cycle (Job 4:1–15:16): the Loss of Hope
- Suffering in the Second Speech Cycle (Job 15:17–22:30): the Denial of Consolation
- The Suffering of the Poor in Job 23–31: on Morality in an Imperfect World
- Conclusion
- Back Matter
- Bibliography.