Job the Silent: A Study in Historical CounterpointThis study of the Book of Job argues that it was intended as a parody of the stereotypical, righteous sufferer, portrayed as patient and silent. This example is used to demonstrate how texts become separated from the intentions of their authors, and can evolve quite different meanings for readers. |
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Contents
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The Case against a Linear Reading | 25 |
SuperJob | 34 |
SuperReality | 59 |
The Sincerely Wrong Approach | 77 |
Barriers to Interpretation | 87 |
The DialogueAppeal | 93 |
The Legal Metaphor | 104 |
The Death Theme | 118 |
The Joban Fugue | 175 |
The Text and Translation of Y L Perets | 181 |
Index of Authors | 283 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Job the Silent: A Study in Historical Counterpoint |
| Author | Bruce Zuckerman |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0198022557, 9780198022558 |
| Length | 305 pages |
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