The book of Job in Wonderland: making (non)sense of Job's mediators
The Book of Job in Wonderland explores the theme of mediation in the biblical book of Job with a unique approach that examines the Hebrew language, the history of its interpretation, and a comparative literary analysis of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Both of these clas...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Armstrong, Ryan M., The book of Job in Wonderland : making (non)sense of Job's mediators] (2025) (Jasper, David, 1951 -)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Further subjects: | B
Thèses et écrits académiques
B Médiation entre Dieu et l'homme B Thesis |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The Book of Job in Wonderland explores the theme of mediation in the biblical book of Job with a unique approach that examines the Hebrew language, the history of its interpretation, and a comparative literary analysis of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Both of these classics relentlessly subvert genre expectations in order to protest didactic religious instruction. In addition to biblical studies, this book makes contributions to lexicography, hermeneutics, medieval Jewish thought, early and modern Christianity, literary theory, and Victorian literature. Cover -- The Book of Job in Wonderland -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Mediate Immediately -- Wonderland and the Land of Uz -- Job-erwocky -- 1. Scanning the Horizon: Mediation and Honesty -- Survey of Mediation -- Job's Un-Mediation -- Conclusion -- 2. The Eye of the Storm: The Sight of Un-Mediation Incites Insight -- Job's Final Response -- Seeing What Has Been Concealed -- Understanding Job's "Quotations" -- "Concealing a Plan" -- "You Will Make Known to Me" -- "Now My Eye Sees You" -- Revelation with Un-mediation -- 3. Storm Insurance: Job's Three Amigos and Blind Justice -- Don't Hate! Adjudicate! Understanding Adjudication -- Job's First Accusation: You Silence My Honest Words (6:25-26) -- Job's Second Accusation: Your Words Are Dishonest (13:7-10) -- Elihu Imparts Impartiality in Part (32:21-22) -- The Best Policy -- 4. A Calm Before the Storm: Job's Listener Wants Him to See -- Being Elihu's Listener -- Eli-Who? Here Comes a New Challenger (ch. 32) -- Job's Listener (33:1-13) -- Job's Answer (33:14-33) -- Elihu's Mediation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Scriptural Index -- Subject Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-776368-1 |
