Rumors of Wisdom: Job 28 as Poetry

Scott C. Jones

Published by De Gruyter 2009

Rumors of Wisdom

Job 28 as Poetry

Scott C. Jones

Volume 398 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110214789

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About this book

Efforts at interpreting Joban poetry have often been divided between philological and literary critics. This study brings these two critical modes together to offer an account of how Job 28 achieves meaning. The heart of the study consists of two major sections. The first is a reading of the poem with special attention to the conceptual background of its metaphors. Rather than a poetic account of mining technology, Job 28 is properly understood against the heroic deeds of ancient Mesopotamian kings described in Sumerian and Akkadian royal narratives, especially the Gilgamesh epic. The second major section is a thorough philological and textual commentary in which comparative philological and text-critical methods are complemented by an aesthetic rationale for restoring the text of the poem as a work of art. The study reveals a multileveled and image-driven masterpiece whose complexity impacts how one reads Job 28 as poetry and theology.

Author / Editor information

Scott C. Jones, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA, USA.

Reviews

"If the mark of a successful commentary is its ability to open new ways of reading a text, this one must be judged a success."
James L. Crenshaw in: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 72/2010

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Sigla and Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Chapter One: Job 28 as Poetry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter Two: Translation and Vocalized Text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
Chapter Three: A Reading of Job 28 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter Four: A Philological and Textual Study of Job 28 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Chapter Five: The “Structured Commentary” in Job 28:15-19 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Chapter Six: Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Libraries, Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 20
- Main content: 293
Keywords: Gilgamesh Epic; Old Testament; Book of Job; Wisdom Literature

eBook

Published: July 14, 2009
ISBN: 9783110214789

Hardcover

Published: July 15, 2009
ISBN: 9783110214772