TY - BOOK AU - Gordis,Robert TI - The book of God and man: a study of Job AV - BS1415.2 .G6 1965 U1 - 223.106 23 PY - 1965/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Bible KW - O.T KW - Job KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - 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 ER -