Job the Silent : a Study in Historical Counterpoint
This 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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9780198022558, 9780195058963, 9786610533336, 0198022557, 0195058968, 6610533334
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Contents; Introduction; PART: I; 1. The "Patience" Problem; 2. The Akedah Model; 3. The Case against a Linear Reading; 4. Super-Job; 5. Anti-Job; 6. Super-Reality; 7. The "Sincerely Wrong" Approach; PART: II; 8. Barriers to Interpretation and the "Bontsye-Model"; 9. The Art of Parody: The Dialogue/Appeal; 10. The Art of Parody: The Legal Metaphor; 11. The Art of Parody: The Death Theme; 12. Supplemental Themes; 13. Intervening Themes; 14. Conclusion: The Joban Fugue; Appendix: The Text and Translation of Y.L. Perets' "Bontsye Shvayg"; Abbreviations; Notes; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F. GH; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Ancient Sources