The Many Faces of Job: The Many Faces of Job - The Premodern Period
Verlag | De Gruyter |
Auflage | 2023 |
Seiten | 592 |
Format | 17,0 x 4,8 x 24,0 cm |
Gewicht | 1324 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Handbooks of the Bible and Its Reception (HBR) 5/1 |
ISBN-10 | 3110568225 |
EAN | 9783110568226 |
Bestell-Nr | 11056822A |
the Handbooks of the Bible and Its Reception (HBR) provide comprehensive introductions to individual topics in biblical reception history. They address a wide range of academic fields and interdisciplinary matters, including reception of the Bible in various contexts and historical periods; in diverse geographic areas; in particular cultural, social, and political contexts; and in relation to important biblical themes, topics, and figures.
Klappentext:
This handbook analyses in a comparative method and on an interdisciplinary level how the biblical figure of Job and his texts were interpreted from premodern times until today, highlighting continuities and discontinuities. The first volume addresses the premodern period and includes chapters on Second Temple Judaism, Jewish Interpretations, Christian Interpretations, Islam, Literature, Visual Arts and Music.