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The Book of Job deals with a variety of issues, on levels both superficial and profound. It has been the subject of scholarly debate and analysis ever since its inclusion in the Hebrew Bible. Scholars and theologians have set forth a variety of theories to explain the "human condition" and justify the actions of the Divine toward humanity. The material differences in attempts by scholars to translate the Book of Job are evidence that these theories cannot be supported. The author of the Book of Job employs a unique intertextual code. The code hides a sophisticated agenda that includes not simply the interaction of the Divine and humanity, but also the quality of this interaction. The programmatic investigation by the author reflects also contemporary politico-religious conflicts among Jews of 2nd Century BCE Palestine.Dr. Wilson uncovers the intertextual cipher and opens the window to a single coherent solution to the meaning and intent of the Book of Job.
Leslie S. Wilson is a Research Associate in the Near Eastern Languages Department at Yale University. He earned his Ph.D. from Yale University and his M.A. and B.A. from Cambridge University.
Chapter 1 Preface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Literary BeginningsChapter 4 Introduction to the PrologueChapter 5 The Prologue—Part 1Chapter 6 The Prologue—Part 2Chapter 7 The Prologue—Part 3Chapter 8 The Discourse of Job and His "Friends"Chapter 9 Continuity and Messianism: The Blessing and the CurseChapter 10 Job's Last Word: Anatomy of a CurseChapter 11 Deus Omnipotens: The Elihu EpilogueChapter 12 "From the Whirlwind": The Second EpilogueChapter 13 "Absolute Relatives": The Third EpilogueChapter 14 "Righteousness" and "Wholeness": Review and SynthesisChapter 15 An Historical ContextChapter 16 GleaningsChapter 17 Appendices 1-6Chapter 18 AbbreviationsChapter 19 BibliographyChapter 20 Index of BH CitationsChapter 21 Index of DSS Citations
