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Author: Carol A Newsom (Professor of Old Testament, Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 23.10cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 15.20cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780195396287
ISBN 10: 0195396286
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 16 July 2009
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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<br> This book offers an insightful reading of Job and conceptually advances the understanding of modes of expression of Iraelite religious thought. --Old Testament Abstracts<p><br> This approach results in a extraordinary reading of Job, both methodologically and substantively. Newsom does not pretend to resolve all the interpretive cruxes, but to put the conversation on a firm footing, and she succeeds admirably.... readers who engage Job under her guidance will find themselves grappling indirectly with its moral and even its pastoral implications. This is the kind of interpretation that gets to the heart of the matter and makes a real difference--criticism in the best sense of the word. --Anglican Theological Review<p><br> Carol Newsom's magnificent analysis of the book of Job from the perspective of modern hermeneutics, and propelled by the theme of the moral imagination, is destined to become a classic. Her deft handling of the interpretive tradition, her choice of guides--e.g.,
<br> This book offers an insightful reading of Job and conceptually advances the understanding of modes of expression of Iraelite religious thought. --Old Testament Abstracts<br> This approach results in a extraordinary reading of Job, both methodologically and substantively. Newsom does not pretend to resolve all the interpretive cruxes, but to put the conversation on a firm footing, and she succeeds admirably.... readers who engage Job under her guidance will find themselves grappling indirectly with its moral and even its pastoral implications. This is the kind of interpretation that gets to the heart of the matter and makes a real difference--criticism in the best sense of the word. --Anglican Theological Review<br> Carol Newsom's magnificent analysis of the book of Job from the perspective of modern hermeneutics, and propelled by the theme of the moral imagination, is destined to become a classic. Her deft handling of the interpretive tradition, her choice of guides--e.g., Mikhai
Author Information
Charles Howard Candler Professor of Old Testament at Emory University's Candler School of Theology. She has written and edited several books, and is co-editor of The Oxford Annotated Bible .
