Out of the whirlwind : creation theology in the Book of Job / Kathryn Schifferdecker.
Series: Harvard theological studies ; no. 61.Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School : Distributed by Harvard University Press, c2008.Description: xii, 217 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0674025970 USD25.00/gift: Eugene & Anita Choi
- 9780674025974
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-194) and indexes.
Previous interpretations of the divine speeches -- An overview -- Excursus : the date of the book of Job -- Creation theology in Job 1-37 -- Prologue (chapters 1-2) -- Job's first lament (chapter 3) -- Poetic dialogue (chapters 4-27) -- The wisdom poem (chapter 28) -- Job's final speech (chapters 29-31) -- Elihu's speech (chapters 32-37) -- "What is humanity?" -- Creation theology in the divine speeches -- The establishment of creation -- Procreation -- "What is humanity?" -- The divine speeches and other biblical creation accounts -- Conclusions -- The divine speeches in the context of the book of Job -- Job's response and the epilogue -- The problem of divine justice -- Conclusions -- Postscript: Ecological implications of Job's creation theology -- Appendix: Translation and commentary -- Job 38 -- Job 39 -- Job 40 -- Job 41 -- Job 42.
"Offers a close literary and theological reading of the book of Job--particularly of the speeches of God at the end of the book--in order to articulate the creation theology particularly pertinent in out environmentally conscious age"--Provided by publisher.
