Prophet and the sage : intertextual connections between Habakkuk and Job / Brian M. Koning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koning, Brian M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intertextuality in the Bible.

Suffering in the Bible.

Bible. Habakkuk--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Habakkuk.

Bible. Job.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxii, 186 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2023]

Summary:

"Job and Habakkuk represent the Bible's most focused interlocutors on the concepts of justice and theodicy. Both works center upon men chosen by God who see and suffer evil (Job 1:8, cf. Hab 1:1). Both books record the cries of these men as they wrestled to make sense of the world in which they lived (Job 3, cf. Hab 1:2-4). While they have a passing similarity, what if there is something more fundamental to their connection? What if these books are not merely two unconnected discourses on suffering, but linked in a significant way? By examining the texts themselves, this study explores the possibility that a textual relationship exists between portions of Habakkuk and Job and how the underlying transformation of Job's theodicy shapes Habakkuk's dialogue with God." -- Publisher, page four of cover.

Contents:

Suffering, Habbakkuk, and intertextuality

Intertextual methodology: a synthesis of approaches

Textual linkage: Habakkuk and Job

The chicken or the egg: textual priority between Job and Habakkuk

Habakkkuk and Aggadah: intentionality within intertextuality

The prophet, the sage, and the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781666765816

1666765813

9781666765823

1666765821

OCLC:

1375523758

Publisher Number:

99994134712