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1 online resource (xx, 293 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft,
0934-2575 ;
Bd. 398
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Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 398.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-272) and indexes. |
| Summary |
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 m. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Sigla and Abbreviations; Chapter One: Job 28 as Poetry; Chapter Two: Translation and Vocalized Text; Chapter Three: A Reading of Job 28; Chapter Four: A Philological and Textual Study of Job 28; Chapter Five: The "Structured Commentary" in Job 28:15-19; Chapter Six: Conclusions; Backmatter. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible. Job, XXVIII -- Criticism, Textual.
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Bible. Job, XXVIII -- Language, style.
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Bible. Job, XXVIII -- Criticism, Textual -- Language, style. |
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Bible. Job, XXVIII. |
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Hebrew poetry, Biblical.
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Hebrew poetry, Biblical. |
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Language and languages -- Style. |
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Criticism, Textual. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jones, Scott C. Rumors of Wisdom. Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, ©2009 9783110214772 |
| ISBN |
9783110214789 (electronic book) |
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3110214784 (electronic book) |
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1282295977 |
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9781282295971 |
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9783110214772 (978-3-11-021477-2 ; alkaline paper) |
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3110214776 (978-3-11-021477-2 ; alkaline paper) |
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