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The Labor of Job: The Biblical Text as a Parable of Human Labor

The Labor of Job: The Biblical Text as a Parable of Human Labor

Negri, Antonio
Mandarini, Matteo

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Series: New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology

PhilosophyBible StudiesSocial Movements

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ISBN10: 0822346222
ISBN13: 9780822346227
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: Nov 24 2009
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.20 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
In The Labor of Job, the renowned Marxist political philosopher Antonio Negri develops an unorthodox interpretation of the Old Testament book of Job, a canonical text of Judeo-Christian thought. In the biblical narrative, the pious Job is made to suffer for no apparent reason. The story revolves around his quest to understand why he must bear, and why God would allow, such misery. Conventional readings explain the tale as an affirmation of divine transcendence. When God finally speaks to Job, it is to assert his sovereignty and establish that it is not Job's place to question what God allows. In Negri's materialist reading, Job does not recognize God's transcendence. He denies it, and in so doing becomes a co-creator of himself and the world.

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