Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Many Voices Of JobISBN13:9781606086568ISBN10:1606086561Author:Fisher, Loren R. (Author)Description:Description: In This Compelling Work, Fisher Brings A Fresh Understanding To The Book Of Job By Highlighting The Four Main Sections Of The Book That Have Truly Different Perspectives: The Folktale, The Poetic Dialogue, The Poem On Wisdom, And Elihu's Speeches As He Says In The Preface, The Poem And Its Author Were Framed In Both Meanings Of That Word The Ancient Folktale Of Job Formed A Frame That Was Ancient And Ornate, And It Ruined The Inserted Poem Or Dialogue It Caused Both Books To Be Misunderstood Anyone Interested In A Fresh Translation And A Vibrant Analysis Of Job Will Want To Read This Volume Endorsements: Loren Fisher Provides A Fine Translation And An Insightful Commentary On The Book Of Job Over Against Efforts By Ancient Editors And Contemporary Interpreters To Force The Story Into A Single, Often Consoling, Message, He Highlights The Disconcerting And Opposing Voices Within The Whole These Voices Yield An Open-Ended Debate Between God Unjust And Cruel And God Merciful And Compassionate--A Debate That Endures To This Day --Phyllis Trible Author Of Texts Of Terror Many Writers Seek A Single Unifying Thesis In The Book Of Job Fisher Uncompromisingly Insists That It Is Not A Coherent Book By Taking It Apart He Exposes The Contrasting Views Of God And Justice In Particular He Frees The Angry Job To Utter His Powerful And Unqualified Attack On The Orthodoxy Of His Day, And Of Ours --John B Cobb Jr Author Of A Christian Natural Theology Loren Fisher Proposes An Insightful Approach To The Entirety Of The Book Of Job, Enabling Us To Read This Prime Exemplar Of The Biblical Wisdom Tradition Differently Instead Of Forcing Its Parts And Speeches Into A Single Mold, He Shows How It Speaks With Different Voices Like The Separate Themes Of A Symphony --Baruch A Levine Author Of In The Presence Of The Lord About The Contributor(S): Loren R Fisher Took Early Retirement As Professor Of Hebrew Bible At The School Of Theology At Claremont And Professor Of Semitic Languages And Literature At Claremont Graduate School He Edited Ras Shamra Parallels (Vols 1 And 2), And He Is The Author Of Genesis: A Royal Epic, The Jerusalem Academy, And The Minority Report Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Cascade BooksPublication Date:2009-08-10Weight:0.44 lbsDimensions:0.4'' H x 8.9'' L x 5.9'' WNumber of Pages:112Language:English
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Book Title: Many Voices of Job
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.2in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Loren R. Fisher
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, Biblical Référence / General, Biblical Référence / Language Study, Biblical Biography / Old Testament, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Biblical Studies / General
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 7.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 132 Pages
