Job''s Body and the Dramatised Comedy of Moralising

This book focuses on the expressions used to describe Job's body in pain and on the reactions of his friends to explore the moral and social world reflected in the language and the values that their speeches betray.

List of contents

Preface 1. Introduction and methods 2. Methinks the Job he doth Protest too Much 3. The Tyranny of Tradition 4. Pride comes before a Fool: Job’s loss of Social Status 5. Conclusion: Is the answer for Job blowin’ in the Wind? Bibliography Index

About the author

Katherine E. Southwood is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford, UK, and Tutorial Fellow in Theology and Religion and Fellow for Women at St. John's College, Oxford. She is author of Marriage by Capture in Judges 21: An Anthropological Approach (2017) and Ethnicity and the Mixed Marriage Crisis in Ezra 9-10: An Anthropological Approach (2012).

Summary

This book focuses on the expressions used to describe Job’s body in pain and on the reactions of his friends to explore the moral and social world reflected in the language and the values that their speeches betray.

Product details

• Authors: Katherine E Southwood, Katherine E. Southwood, Katherine E. (University of Oxford Southwood
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780367462574
• ISBN: 978-0-367-46257-4
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Biblical World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric, Religion: general, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings, Ancient religions & mythologies, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts, Old Testaments, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities, BIBLES / Christian Standard Bible / Dramatized