Metaphors in the Discussion on Suffering in Job 3-31, Visions of Hope and Consolation.

Metaphors in the Discussion on Suffering in Job 3-31, Visions of Hope and Consolation.

In Metaphors in the Discussion on Suffering in Job 3-31 , Hanneke van Loon offers a new approach to the theme of suffering in the book of Job. Her analysis of metaphors demonstrates that Job goes through different stages of existential suffering in chapters 3-14 and that he addresses the social dime...

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Main Author: Hanneke van Loon

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2018.

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 165.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353275.

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Metaphor in the Bible.
Suffering > Biblical teaching.

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Call Number: BS1415.52

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright Page
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Metaphor and Biblical Exegesis: a Proposal
  • The Theme of Suffering in the Book of Job
  • Suffering in the Opening Speech (Job 3): the Unrest of Being Imprisoned in Life
  • Suffering in the First Speech Cycle (Job 4:1-15:16): the Loss of Hope
  • Suffering in the Second Speech Cycle (Job 15:17-22:30): the Denial of Consolation
  • The Suffering of the Poor in Job 23-31: on Morality in an Imperfect World
  • Conclusion
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography.