Human consciousness of God in the book of Job : a theological and psychological commentary /: a theological and psychological commentary. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jeffrey Boss.
• Other Names: Boss, Jeffrey
• Contents: Introduction -- Part A. God and Job as a self-consistent system : God the nurturer -- Stability [1.1-5] -- Part B. God as destroyer -- Shattering [1.6 2.13] -- Part C. God as the self-concealing : Job's dark night -- Lament [3.1-26] -- Part D. God as the desired one -- Job rediscovers himself : the first exchange with Eliphaz [4.1 7.21] -- Job rediscovers himself : the first exchange with Bildad [8.1 10.22] -- Job rediscovers himself : the first exchange with Zophar [11.1 14.22] -- Job rediscovers himself : the second exchange with Eliphaz [15.1 17.16] -- Job rediscovers himself : the second exchange with Bildad [18.1 19.21] -- Job rediscovers himself : the second exchange with Zophar [20.1 21.34] -- Job rediscovers himself : the third exchange with Eliphaz [22.1 24.25] -- Job rediscovers himself : he interrupts Bildad [25.1 27.23] -- Job rediscovers himself : he speaks of wisdom [28.1-28] -- Job rediscovers himself : he reflects [29.1 31.40] -- Elihu's intervention [32.1 37.24] -- Part E. God as the holy one : the quest achieved -- The first divine speech [38.1 39.30] -- Job is dumbfounded [40.1-5] -- The second divine speech : a revelation of things unseen [40.6 41.26/34] -- Job's acknowledgement [42.1-6] -- Part F. God as destination : Job returns to God's service -- Job serves God and the friends [42.7-9] -- Job's new beginning [42.10-17] -- Part G. God beyond God -- Beyond words -- Part H. Conclusions -- Conclusions [1] : the book of Job can be read as having a continuous coherent narrative -- Conclusions [2] : one evident narrative theme is Job's consciousness of God -- Conclusions [3] : in the book of Job wisdom has two aspects -- Conclusions [4] : the book of Job has a characteristic view of the non-human natural world -- Conclusions [5] : the book of Job in some respects belongs to the genre of hero stories -- Conclusions [6] : the book of Job is relevant to our condition in the twenty-first century.
• Publisher Details: London New York : T & T Clark International
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 289 pages)
• Subjects: 223.106; God -- Knowableness; RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament; RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Wisdom Literature; God -- Knowableness; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780567237354; 0567237354
• Related ISBNs: 9780567253897; 0567253899
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-265) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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