Human consciousness of God in the book of Job : a theological and psychological commentary / Jeffrey Boss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boss, Jeffrey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

God--Knowableness.

God.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Human Consciousness of God is the first commentary on the book of Job to trace Job's relationship with God in a work of universal sprituality. The most important - and unique - element in Jeffrey Boss' approach is his examination of Job from a psychological perspective. However the work also takes into account the history of interpretation of the book, giving due attention to questions surrounding the text's coherence, authorship and provenance. It is, at the same time, a valuable new commentary on the Hebrew Masoretic Text of Job. The book opens with an introduction enabling those unfamiliar

Contents:

pt. A. God and Job as a self-consistent system : God the nurturer

pt. B. God as destroyer

pt. C. God as the self-concealing : Job's dark night

pt. D. God as the desired one

pt. E. God as the holy one : the quest achieved

pt. F. God as destination : Job returns to God's service

pt. G. God beyond God

pt. H. Conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612868122

9781282868120

1282868128

9780567237354

0567237354

OCLC:

676697524