The Book of Job Aesthetics, Ethics, Hermeneutics

The Book of Job has held a central role in defining the project of modernity from the age of Enlightenment until today. Why has Job`s response to disaster become a touchstone for modern reflections on catastrophic events? This volume engages this question and offers new perspectives on the tragic be...

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Main Author: Batnitzky, Leora
Other Authors: Pardes, Ilana
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Germany De Gruyter 2017
Series:Perspectives on Jewish Texts and Contexts
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Collection: OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The Book of Job has held a central role in defining the project of modernity from the age of Enlightenment until today. Why has Job`s response to disaster become a touchstone for modern reflections on catastrophic events? This volume engages this question and offers new perspectives on the tragic bent of the Book of Job, on its dramatic irony, on Job`s position as mourner, and the unique representation of the Joban body in pain.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
ISBN:9783110393989