Out of the whirlwind
Subtitle: creation theology in the Book of Job
By: Kathryn Shifferdecker.
Series: Harvard theological studies -- 61
Publisher: Harvard Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780674025974
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Job -- Theology; Bible. -- O.T. -- Job -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Creation -- Biblical teaching
Description: "Offers a close literary and theological reading of the book of Job--particularly of the speeches of God at the end of the book--in order to articulate the creation theology particularly pertinent in out environmentally conscious age"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Previous interpretations of the divine speeches; title: An overview; title: Excursus : the date of the book of Job; title: Creation theology in Job 1/37; title: Prologue (chapters 1/2); title: Job's first lament (chapter 3); title: Poetic dialogue (chapters 4-27); title: The wisdom poem (chapter 28); title: Job's final speech (chapters 29/31); title: Elihu's speech (chapters 32/37); title: "What is humanity?"; title: Creation theology in the divine speeches; title: The establishment of creation; title: Procreation; title: What is humanity?; title: The divine speeches and other biblical creation accounts; title: The divine speeches in the context of the book of Job; title: Job's response and the epilogue; title: The problem of divine justice; title: Postscript: Ecological implications of Job's creation theology; title: Appendix: Translation and commentary; title: Job 38; title: Textual notes; title: Commentary; title: Job 39; title: Textual notes; title: Commentary; title: Job 40; title: Textual notes; title: Commentary; title: Job 41; title: Textual notes; title: Commentary; title: Job 42; title: Textual notes; title: Commentary.