The book of God and man :

Gordis, Robert, 1908-1992.

The book of God and man : a study of Job / by Robert Gordis. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1965. - xii, 389 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes translation of the book of Job by the author.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-376) and index.

PART 1. A study of Job. On reading Job -- The enigma of Job -- The cultural background: the law and the prophets -- Wisdom and Job -- Job and Near Eastern literature -- The tale of Job -- Job and his friends: the first two rounds -- The end of the debate: the third cycle -- Elihu the intruder -- The Lord out of the whirlwind -- Job and the mystery of suffering -- The language and syle of Job -- The use of quotations in Job -- The rhetoric of allusion and analogy -- The author: his provenance and date -- The later fortunes of Job: in the canon, the versions, and legend -- PART 2. The book of Job -- PART 3. References.

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Bible.--O.T.--Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1415.2 / .G6 1965

223.106