A companion to Job in the Middle Ages / edited by Franklin T. Harkins, Aaron Canty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harkins, Franklin T., editor.

Canty, Aaron M., editor.

Class of 1953 Fund.

Series:

Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v. 73.

Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; Volume 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job (Biblical figure).

Bible. Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Bible.

Job (Biblical figure)--In literature.

Job.

Bible. Job.

Literature.

History.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 483 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Summary:

The biblical book of Job is a timeless text that relates a story of intense human suffering, abandonment, and eventual redemption. It is a tale of profound theological, philosophical, and existential significance that has captured the imaginations of auditors, exegetes, artists, religious leaders, poets, preachers, and teachers throughout the centuries. This original volume provides an introduction to the wide range of interpretations and representations of Job - both the scriptural book and its righteous protagonist - produced in the medieval Christian West. The essays gathered here treat not only exegetical and theological works such as Gregory's Moralia and the literal commentaries of Thomas Aquinas and Nicholas of Lyra, but also poetry and works of art that have Job as their subject.

Contents:

Part 1 Exegetical and Theological Perspectives

1 Job in the Ancient Versions and the Pseudepigrapha / Angela Kim Harkins Harkins, Angela Kim 13

2 Job in Patristic Commentaries and Theological Works / Kenneth B. Steinhauser Steinhauser, Kenneth B. 34

3 Job's Sin in the Moralia of Gregory the Great / Carole Straw Straw, Carole 71

4 Job in the Glossa Ordinaria on the Bible / Lesley Smith Smith, Lesley 101

5 From the Fiery Heaven to the Fire of Hell: Job in the Sentences Commentaries of Albert the Great, Bona venture, and Thomas Aquinas / Franklin T. Harkins Harkins, Franklin T. 129

6 Christ and the Eternal Extent of Divine Providence in the Expositio super Iob ad litteram of Thomas Aquinas / Franklin T. Harkins Harkins, Franklin T. 161

7 A Passionate Dispute Over Divine Providence: Albert the Great's Commentary on the Book of Job / Ruth Meyer Meyer, Ruth 201

8 Nicholas of Lyra's Literal Commentary on Job / Aaron Canty Canty, Aaron 225

9 Job in the German Reformation / Ronald K. Rittgers Rittgers, Ronald K. 254

Part 2 Vernacular and Popular Perspectives

10 Look upon My Affliction (Job 10:15): The Depiction of Job in the Western Middle Ages / Gamble L. Madsen Madsen, Gamble L. 289

11 The Book of Job in Latin Biblical Poetry of the Later Middle Ages / Greti Dinkova-Bruun Dinkova-Bruun, Greti 324

12 The Book of Job and the Figure of Job in Old English Literature / Martin Chase Chase, Martin 354

13 Patience on Pilgrimage: Job in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales / Jane Real Real, Jane 392

14 Job and the Wycliffites / J. Patrick Hornbeck II Hornbeck, J. Patrick II 410.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Companion to Job in the Middle Ages

ISBN:

9789004324435

9004324437

OCLC:

953708530

Publisher Number:

99970162217