Job 2 and 42: 7-10 as Narrative Bridge and Theological Pivot
This article reexamines the literary relationship between the prose frame (Job 1-2, 42:7-17) and the poetic core (3:1-42:6) of the book of Job. Building on previous work that identifies Job 1, 42:11-17 as an older and independent composition, I argue that the author of the poetic core composed Job 2...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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| In: |
Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2017, Volume: 136, Issue: 4, Pages: 857-877 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Ijob 2
/ Bible. Ijob 42,7-10
/ Prose
/ Framework stories
/ Überleitung
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
PROSE literature
B Bible. Job B POETRY (Literary form) B POETRY in the Bible B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article reexamines the literary relationship between the prose frame (Job 1-2, 42:7-17) and the poetic core (3:1-42:6) of the book of Job. Building on previous work that identifies Job 1, 42:11-17 as an older and independent composition, I argue that the author of the poetic core composed Job 2, 42:7-10 as a narrative bridge and a theological pivot from the prose frame to the poetic core. Job 2, 42:7-10 narratively connects the prose frame to the poetic dialogue, principally through the introduction of Job's friends, and broaches pivotal theological themes to prepare for the contentious dialogue to come. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1364.2017.201298 |
