• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Janus Parallelism in the Book of Job

Janus Parallelism in the Book of Job

Paperback

Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, Book 223

Bible Studies

ISBN10: 0567512185
ISBN13: 9780567512185
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: Aug 1 2009
Pages: 223
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Noegel here examines instances of Janus parallelism in the Hebrew Bible with particular attention to the book of Job, and with excursuses on the device in other ancient Near Esatern literatures. The author finds the punning device integral to the book of Job, serving a referential function. Within the context of dialogue and debate, the polysemous statements resemble a poetry contest among the participants (Job, his friends, and Elihu). The book also treats the relationship between wordplay and wisdom literature; polysemy as preserved in the Greek, Aramaic, Latin, and Syriac translations; and the impact of Janus parallelism on textual criticism and the unity of the book of Job.

Also in

Bible Studies