Out of the whirlwind : creation theology in the Book of Job / Kathryn Schifferdecker.

• 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. 

Ämnesord

Creation  -- Biblical teaching. (LCSH)

Titel

Bible. Job -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Job -- Theology.

Klassifikation

BS1415.6.C73 (LCC)

223.106 (DDC)

11.41 (bcl)

Ccaba (kssb/8 (machine generated))