“For No Reason”

The words “for no reason” hang over Job's story like the sword of Damocles. When the sword falls, we are plunged into a world that seems to hold “no more beginnings.” Why Israel's scriptures should include such a story, and why this story seeds any new beginnings for life “east of Eden,” i...

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Main Author: Balentine, Samuel E. 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2003
In: Interpretation
Year: 2003, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 349-369
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Summary:The words “for no reason” hang over Job's story like the sword of Damocles. When the sword falls, we are plunged into a world that seems to hold “no more beginnings.” Why Israel's scriptures should include such a story, and why this story seeds any new beginnings for life “east of Eden,” is Job's question ... and ours.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096430005700402