Title: The book of Job /
Authors: Hartley, John E.
Date: 1988
Publisher: Eerdmans,
Physical description: xiv, 591 pages ; 23 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: B
Abstract: This commentary on job follows in the tradition of the NICOT series by providing an up-to-date evangelical commentary based on thorough scholarship. John E. Hartley deals carefully with this book whose language, text, and theology are not only among the most intriguing in the Old Testament but also among the most difficult to grasp. Hartley begins with a thorough introduction that treats matters of title and place in the canon, text, language, parallel literature in the ancient Near East and in the Old Testament, author, date, literary features, poetry, structure and genres, and message. In the commentary proper, Hartley uses his knowledge of the cognate ancient Near Eastern languages and displays extensive research in offering a detailed, verse-by-verse exposition that relates each section of the text to the overall message of the book.
Contents: INTRODUCTION -- Title and Place in Canon -- Text and Versions -- Language -- Parallel Literature of the Ancient Near East -- Affinities with Other Old Testament Books -- Authorship -- Date -- Literary Issues -- Poetry -- Structure and Genres -- Message -- Outline -- Select Bibliography -- TEXT AND COMMENTARY -- Prologue (1:1-2:13) -- Job's Curse-Lament (3:1-26) -- The Dialogue (4:1-27:23) -- Hymn to Wisdom (28:1-28) -- Job's Avowal of Innocence (29:1-31:40) -- The Elihu Speeches (32:1-37:24) -- The Yahweh Speeches (38:1-42:6) -- Epilogue (42:7-17).
Notes: Includes indexes.
Subject headings (LCSH): Bible. Job--Commentaries.