[Rezension von: Job]
In the preface to his translation of Job, Edward L. Greenstein writes that his foremost aim is ‘to make good sense of the text of Job . . . while at the same time trying to reproduce in some form many of the poetic tropes that characterize the work’ (p. x). Greenstein’s translation fulfils these int...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2021
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 72, Issue: 2, Pages: 907-910 |
| Review of: | Job (New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2019) (Vesely, Patricia)
Job (New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019) (Vesely, Patricia) |
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| Summary: | In the preface to his translation of Job, Edward L. Greenstein writes that his foremost aim is ‘to make good sense of the text of Job . . . while at the same time trying to reproduce in some form many of the poetic tropes that characterize the work’ (p. x). Greenstein’s translation fulfils these intentions: it is both perspicuous, providing clarity where previous translations are opaque, and poetic, maintaining a strong sense of the orality of the Hebrew text. Greenstein draws upon his expertise in ancient Near Eastern languages and texts to provide a reading of Job that is engaging, thought-provoking, and fresh. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flab078 |