Allusive and elusive : : allusion and the Elihu speeches of Job 32-37 / / by Cooper Smith.

• Superior document: Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 198
• VerfasserIn: Smith, Cooper (Bible scholar),
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 198.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (275 pages)
• Notes: This volume defines allusion then identifies the 23 likely allusions in the Elihu speeches (Job 32–37) to Job 1–31. The allusiveness of the unit is a compositional feature that explains the varied evaluations of Elihu throughout interpretive history.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Dedication /; Acknowledgments /; Abbreviations /; Restricted Access --; Chapter 1 Introduction: Elihu as Elusive and Allusive /; Chapter 2 The Elusive Allusion: Grasping the Literary Trope /; Chapter 3 Interpreting Allusions: A Model for a Biblical Trope /; Chapter 4 Interpreting Allusions in the First Speech of Elihu /; Chapter 5 Interpreting Allusions in the Second Speech of Elihu /; Chapter 6 Interpreting Allusions in the Third Speech of Elihu /; Chapter 7 Interpreting Allusions in the Fourth Speech of Elihu /; Chapter 8 Allusiveness in the Elihu Speeches: Job 32–37 as Open Ended and Process Oriented /; Back Matter --; Appendix 1 Likely Allusions in Job 32–37 /; Appendix 2 Possible and Plausible Allusions in Job 32–37 /; Bibliography /; Index of Modern Authors /; Index of Ancient Sources /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9789004508149; 9789004508002
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Cooper Smith.

Elihu is among the most diversely evaluated characters in the Hebrew Bible. Attending to the inner-Joban allusions in the Elihu speeches (Job 32–37) provides both an explanation and appreciation for this diversity. After carefully defining allusion, this work identifies and interprets twenty-three allusions in Job 32–37 that refer to Job 1–31 in order to understand both their individual significance in the Elihu speeches and their collective significance as a compositional feature of the unit. This allusiveness is shown to both invite and explain the varied assessments of Elihu’s merits in the history of interpretation.