Metaphor Competition in the Book of Job

Abstract: Within the book of Job, the interlocutors (Job, the friends, and Yahweh) seem to largely ignore one another's arguments within their dialogical discourse. This observation leads some to propose that the dialogue lacks conceptual coherence. Hawley argues that Job, the friends, and Yahw...

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Main Author: Hawley, Lance (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Göttingen Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht [2018]
In: Journal of ancient Judaism (volume 26)
Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Hawley, Lance, Metaphor Competition in the Book of Job] (2020) (Harding, James E.)
[Rezension von: Hawley, Lance, Metaphor Competition in the Book of Job] (2020) (Bosworth, David A., 1972 -)
Metaphor and the Study of Job (2020) (Hernández, Dominick S.)
[Rezension von: Hawley, Lance, Metaphor Competition in the Book of Job] (2021) (Wenzel, Heiko, 1970 -)
[Rezension von: Hawley, Lance, Metaphor Competition in the Book of Job] (2020) (Hamilton, Mark W., 1964 -)
Series/Journal:Journal of ancient Judaism Supplements volume 26
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Job / Metaphor / Figurative language
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Metaphor in the Bible
B Bible. Occupation Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:Abstract: Within the book of Job, the interlocutors (Job, the friends, and Yahweh) seem to largely ignore one another's arguments within their dialogical discourse. This observation leads some to propose that the dialogue lacks conceptual coherence. Hawley argues that Job, the friends, and Yahweh attempt to persuade their counterparts through the employment of metaphor. Beyond explaining the individual metaphors in particular texts, he shows how speech and animal metaphors compete with one another throughout the dialogue. Hawley comes to the conclusion that the coherence of the Joban dialogue is apparent in the competing metaphors throughout the discourse
ISBN:3525531354