Making a Drama Out of a Crisis? A Consideration of the Book of Job as a Drama

The article considers afresh whether the book of Job may have originated as a drama, as suggested by its three-act structure, and its use of the play-within-a-play device. It assesses its relationship to other early dramatic forms—tragedy, comedy and Semitic drama—and concludes that there is suffici...

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Main Author: Shelton, Pauline (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1999
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 1999, Volume: 24, Issue: 83, Pages: 69-82
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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