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Contested Creations in the Book of Job: The-World-As-It-Ought- And-Ought-Not-To-Be

by Abigail Pelham

  • Hardback
  • 272 pages
  • Publisher: Brill
  • 17.1 x 24.7 x 2.8 cm

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For those studying the Old Testament in depth.

Guides you through the complex themes of creation.

You will see Job's story with new understanding.

A fresh academic perspective on the Book of Job, questioning human power and the complexities of divine creation.

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In Contested Creations in the Book of Job: the-world-as-it-ought- and -ought-not-to-be Abigail Pelham reads the Book of Job both 'forwards'--examining the perspectives on creation presented by Job and his friends and corrected by God's authoritative voice from the whirlwind--and 'backwards, ' demonstrating how the epilogue explodes readers' certainties, forcing a reappraisal of the characters' claims. The epilogue, Pelham argues, changes the book from one containing answers about creation to one which poses questions: What does it mean to make the world? Who has the power to create? If humans have creative power, is it divinely sanctioned, or has Job, acting creatively, set himself up as God's rival? Engaging more thoroughly with Job's ambiguity than previous scholars have done, Contested Creations explores the possibilities raised by these questions and considers their implications both within the book and beyond.

  • Title

    Contested Creations in the Book of Job: The-World-As-It-Ought- And-Ought-Not-To-Be

  • Author

    Abigail Pelham

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    May 2012

  • Weight

    840g

  • Page Count

    272

  • Dimensions

    17.1 x 24.7 x 2.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9789004218208

  • ISBN-10

    9004218203

  • Eden Code

    4708819