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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781463244255
035 _a(DE-B1597)649554
035 _a(OCoLC)1371573525
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082 0 4 _a223/.106
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aHernández, Dominick
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Prosperity of the Wicked :
_bA Theological Challenge in the Book of Job and in Ancient Near Eastern Literature /
_cDominick Hernández.
264 1 _aPiscataway, NJ :
_bGorgias Press,
_c[2022]
264 4 _c2022
300 _a1 online resource (358 p.)
336 _atext
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338 _aonline resource
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490 0 _aPerspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its Contexts ;
_v36
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tTable of Contents --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tAbbreviations --
_t1. The Prosperity of the Wicked and Divine Injustice --
_t2. The Conflict over the Fate of the Wicked --
_t3. “Unequivocal Reiteration”: Eliphaz in Job 15:17–35 --
_t4. “Woe is the Way of the Wicked”: Bildad in Job 18 --
_t5. “The Destitute, the Dispossessed, and the Dead”— Zophar in Job 20:4–29 --
_t6. The Prosperity of the Wicked According to Job—Job 21 --
_t7. Conclusions --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
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520 _aThe book of Job has long been considered the biblical text that is most relevant to the question of theodicy. Therefore, much of its interpretational history has focused on considering theological explanations for the problem of innocent suffering. This emphasis on the “righteous sufferer” motif, though reasonable, has caused scholars to overlook what considerable sections of the first two rounds of dialogue communicate about the characters’ perceptions concerning the fate of the wicked. To Job’s friends, justice comes in the form of the wicked consistently suffering divinely appointed consequences for their sins, which is an outcome they eventually apply to Job as the conversation intensifies. According to Job, human experience blatantly contradicts his friends’ claims about uniformity in retribution. Job’s overt allegations about the inconsistency of God’s justice, coupled with the assertion that the wicked prosper with no divine restraint, are revolutionary when compared to other sections of the Bible. As one branches out from the Bible to other ancient Near Eastern compositions (i.e., from Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Egypt), it is readily noticeable that several of the “righteous sufferer” compositions similarly exhibit the prevalence of the doctrine of just retribution, utilizing comparable language and imagery to communicate corresponding ideas to those in Job. Does Job convincingly argue against a fixed system of just retribution by proclaiming the prosperity of the wicked—an assertion that distinctly runs contrary to traditional biblical and ancient Near Eastern wisdom? This study addresses this question, giving careful consideration to the rhetoric, imagery, and literary devices used to treat the issue of the fate of the wicked in Job’s first two rounds of dialogue, where the topic is predominantly disputed. The analysis will glean from related biblical and non-biblical texts to illustrate that Job specifically counters five recurring arguments of his friends’ speeches that are based upon traditional wisdom.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Aug 2024)
650 4 _aBible.
650 4 _aCriticism, Interpretation/Old Testament.
650 4 _aReligion.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament.
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856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.31826/9781463244255
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781463244255
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