The a study of Job Gordis, Robert 1908-1992 creator text bibliography ilu Chicago University of Chicago Press 1965 monographic eng

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xii, 389 p. ; 24 cm. 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. by Robert Gordis. Includes translation of the book of Job by the author. Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-376) and index. Criticism, interpretation, etc BS1415.2 .G6 1965 223.106 O.T. Job. English. 1965 65025126 920812 20170405161757.0 000000651083