The Many Faces of Job

The Premodern Period

• Author(s): Choon-Leong Seow,
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
• Pages: 608
• ISBN_10: 3110568470
  ISBN_13: 9783110568479
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General , Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament , Religion / Biblical Reference / Handbooks , Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Poetry & Wisdom Literature , Religion / Judaism / General , Religion / General , Bibles / General , Religion / Biblical Studies / General , Religion / Judaism / Sacred Writings ,

Description:... This handbook analyses in a comparative method and on an interdisciplinary level how the biblical figure of Job and his texts were interpreted from premodern times until today, highlighting continuities and discontinuities. The first volume addresses the premodern period and includes chapters on Second Temple Judaism, Jewish Interpretations, Christian Interpretations, Islam, Literature, Visual Arts and Music.