Allusive and elusive : allusion and the Elihu speeches of Job 32-37 / by Cooper Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Cooper (Bible scholar), author.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 198.

Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 198

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elihu (Biblical figure).

Elihu.

Bible. Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

Elihu is among the most diversely evaluated characters in the Hebrew Bible. Attending to the inner-Joban allusions in the Elihu speeches (Job 32–37) provides both an explanation and appreciation for this diversity. After carefully defining allusion, this work identifies and interprets twenty-three allusions in Job 32–37 that refer to Job 1–31 in order to understand both their individual significance in the Elihu speeches and their collective significance as a compositional feature of the unit. This allusiveness is shown to both invite and explain the varied assessments of Elihu’s merits in the history of interpretation.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Cooper Smith / Cooper Smith

Dedication / Cooper Smith

Acknowledgments / Cooper Smith

Abbreviations / Cooper Smith

Restricted Access

Chapter 1 Introduction: Elihu as Elusive and Allusive / Cooper Smith

Chapter 2 The Elusive Allusion: Grasping the Literary Trope / Cooper Smith

Chapter 3 Interpreting Allusions: A Model for a Biblical Trope / Cooper Smith

Chapter 4 Interpreting Allusions in the First Speech of Elihu / Cooper Smith

Chapter 5 Interpreting Allusions in the Second Speech of Elihu / Cooper Smith

Chapter 6 Interpreting Allusions in the Third Speech of Elihu / Cooper Smith

Chapter 7 Interpreting Allusions in the Fourth Speech of Elihu / Cooper Smith

Chapter 8 Allusiveness in the Elihu Speeches: Job 32–37 as Open Ended and Process Oriented / Cooper Smith

Back Matter

Appendix 1 Likely Allusions in Job 32–37 / Cooper Smith

Appendix 2 Possible and Plausible Allusions in Job 32–37 / Cooper Smith

Bibliography / Cooper Smith

Index of Modern Authors / Cooper Smith

Index of Ancient Sources / Cooper Smith.

Notes:

This volume defines allusion then identifies the 23 likely allusions in the Elihu speeches (Job 32–37) to Job 1–31. The allusiveness of the unit is a compositional feature that explains the varied evaluations of Elihu throughout interpretive history.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Smith, Cooper Allusive and Elusive: Allusion and the Elihu Speeches of Job 32-37

ISBN:

9789004508149

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004508149 DOI