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Scribal culture and intertextuality : literary and historical relationships between Job and Deutero-Isaiah / JiSeong James Kwon.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Kwon, JiSeong James, 1977- author.
Series:
Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 1611-4914 2. Reihe ; 85.
Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe ; 85
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bible. Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.
Bible. Isaiah, XL-LV--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Intertextuality in the Bible.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xix, 277 pages).
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Place of Publication:
Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, [2016]
Summary:
JiSeong James Kwon discusses similar linguistic expressions and themes between Job and Deutero-Isaiah, and attempts to find out a common historical background. He argues that both Job and Deutero-Isaiah significantly reflect common scribal ideas, although each text belongs to wisdom and prophetic genre. - From the back of the book.
Contents:
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
The scope of the text
The book of Job
Deutero-Isaiah
Literature review
Assumptions and methods
The distinctive relationship between Job and Deutero-Isaiah
The comparative study between Job and Deutero- Isaiah
Scholarly claims
Types of resemblance
Vocabulary
Style and form
Theme and motif
Types of explanation offered
Explicit and intentional reference
Implicit reference
Reference to a common literary source
Critical reflections
Limits of literary reference
The nature of ancient texts
Analogy
Dating texts
Literary dating
Dating of Job and Deutero-Isaiah
The misuse of intertextuality
Theory of intertextuality
Intertextual study in the Old Testament
Intertextual study in Job and Deutero-Isaiah
Conclusion
Resemblances between Job and Deutero-Isaiah
Examining common themes and terms
Theodicy and suffering servant
Theodicy
Suffering servant
Creation and monotheism
Creation
Monotheism
Terms linked to common themes
Terms of suffering servant
Terms of creation
Examining parallel expressions
"Mighty in power" (Job 9:4; Isa 40:26)
"He who alone stretched out the heavens" (Job 9:8; Isa 44:24)
"Beyond investigation" (Job 9:10; Isa 40:28)
"What are you doing?" (Job 9:12; Isa 45:9)
"The hand of Yahweh has done this" (Job 12:9; Isa41:20)
Job and Deutero-Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible
Pentateuchal and Deuteronomistic texts
Job and pentateuchal, deuteronomistic texts
Deutero-Isaiah and pentateuchal, deuteronomistic texts
The Book of Jeremiah
Job and Jeremiah
Deutero-Isaiah and Jeremiah
First and third Isaiah
Job and first, third Isaiah
Deutero-Isaiah and first, third Isaiah
The book of Psalms
Job and Psalms
Deutero-Isaiah and Psalms
The book of Lamentations
Job and Lamentations
Deutero-Isaiah and Lamentations
Other prophetic books
Job and prophetic books
Deutero-Isaiah and prophetic books
Other wisdom books
Job and proverbs
Job and ecclesiastes
Scribal culture in Job and Deutero-Isaiah
Scribes and scribal culture
Scribes as the Literati
The extent of literacy
Scribes in ancient near east and Israel
The identity of scribes
The continuity of scribal culture
Identity and definition of scribes
Scribes as Biblical writers
... in the Hebrew Bible
Scribe in the second temple period
Interpretation of Biblical evidence
Jeremiah, Baruch, and Scribe : Jeremiah 36
Education, textuality, and enculturation
David Carr
Karel van der Toorn
Further discussion : sages, prophets, and scribal culture
Sages as Biblical writers
Prophets as Biblical writers
Form criticism and scribal culture
Summary
Intellectual background of Job and Deutero-Isaiah
Literary dependence of Job on foreign literature
Sumerian literature
Babylonian literature
Dialogue between a man and his God
The Babylonian Job
The Babylonian Theodicy
A pessimistic dialogue between master and servant
Ugaritic literature
Egyptian literature
The debate between a man and his soul
The protests of the Eloquent peasant
The dialogue of Ipuur and the Lord to the limit
Evaluation : Job's reference to foreign literature
Literary dependence of Deutero-Isaiah on foreign literature
Babylonian inscriptions
The Cyrus cylinder
Babylonian royal inscriptions
Assyrian prophetic oracles
Oracles of encouragement to Esarhaddon
The covenant of Aššur and reports to Assurbanipal
Egyptian prophetic literature
The prophecy of Neferti
The words of Khakheperreseneb
Evaluation : deutero-Isaiah's reference to foreign literature
Job and Deutero-Isaiah in ancient near eastern culture
General influence
Personal and national suffering
Literary dialogue in Job
Self-presentation form in Deutero-Isaiah
Differences in context, idea, and thought
Considerations
Scribal ideas in Job and Deutero-Isaiah
Shared ideas in Job and Deutero-Isaiah
God's control
God's control in Job
God's control in Deutero-Isaiah
Plan and determinism
God's freedom
God's freedom in Job
God's freedom in Deutero-Isaiah
Mosaic Covenant
Implications
Problems of God's judgment and justice
Differences between Job and Deutero-Isaiah
The context of Job and Deutero-Isaiah
Job and Deutero-Isaiah in the context of the Persian period
Historical literature
Hebrew poetry
Prophetic literature
Job and Deutero-Isaiah in the context of the Hellenistic Period
Daniel
Ecclesiastes
Job and Deutero-Isaiah in the ancient near eastern context
Divine intervention
Personal piety and divine sovereignty
Bibliography
Index of references
Author index
Subject index.
Notes:
Revised thesis (Ph.D.) - Durham University, UK, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-251) and indexes.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
3-16-154398-X

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