Consider leviathan: narratives of nature and the self in job
Brian R. Doak observes that the book of Job uses metaphors drawn from the natural world, especially of plants and animals, as raw material for thinking about human suffering. Doak argues that Job should be viewed as an anthropological "ground zero" for the traumatic definition of the post-...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fortress Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Doak, Brian, Consider Leviathan] (2017) (Powell, Stephanie Day)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Wisdom Literature
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Doak, Brian R: Consider leviathan : narratives of nature and the self in job. - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, ©2014. - xxviii, 302 pages. - 9781451469936 |
| Summary: | Brian R. Doak observes that the book of Job uses metaphors drawn from the natural world, especially of plants and animals, as raw material for thinking about human suffering. Doak argues that Job should be viewed as an anthropological "ground zero" for the traumatic definition of the post-exilic human self in ancient Israel. Consider Leviathan explores the text at the intersection of anthropology, theology, and ecology, opening up new possibilities for charting the view of nature in the Hebrew Bible Consider Leviathan; Consider Leviathan; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Prologue; Consider the Ostrich; Eco-Anthropologies of Wisdom in the Hebrew Bible; Eco-Anthropologies in the Joban Dialogues; Eco-Anthropologies in the Joban God-Speech; Natural Theologies of the Post-Exilic Self in Job; Epilogue; Index |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Includes index |
| ISBN: | 1451469934 |