Job Unveiled and Reimagined
Essays on Current Issues, New Paradigms, and Future Horizons
Edited by JiSeong James Kwon Edited by Tobias Häner Edited by Janina M. Hiebel
Paperback (Published)
(March 2026)
ISBN: 9783161636820
6.1 x 9.13 inches
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~ENG~Leading scholars from five continents rethink the book of Job in this incisive collection. Rather than discarding the traditional “”wisdom literature”” label, they probe deeper – exploring Job’s distinctive theology, rich intertexts, and intricate artistry – to chart new directions for Joban scholarship.
English summary: This edited volume brings together cutting-edge essays on the book of Job, one of the Bible’s most enigmatic works. Moving beyond its routine placement in wisdom literature, the contributors probe Job’s distinctive theology, intertextual networks, and literary intricacy. Drawing on a range of disciplines, leading scholars from the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe offer fresh readings that unsettle received views and open new lines of inquiry. Honouring the legacy of David J. A. Clines, the collection maps future paths for Joban studies. German description: Dieser Sammelband sucht das Buch Hiob, einen der ratselhaftesten Texte der Bibel, auf neue Weise zu erschliessen. Uber die gangige Einordnung des Buches Hiob in die Weisheitsliteratur hinaus untersuchen die Autorinnen und Autoren seine eigenstandige Theologie, intertextuellen Bezuge und literarische Komplexitat. Auf Grundlage verschiedener Disziplinen prasentieren fuhrende Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler aus Nord- und Sudamerika, Afrika, Asien und Europa neue Deutungen, die etablierte Sichtweisen infrage stellen und neue Forschungsperspektiven eroffnen. In Wurdigung des Vermachtnisses von David J. A. Clines skizziert der Band kunftige Wege der Hiob-Forschung.
Introduction
Part I: Methodology and Ancient Versions in the Study of the Book of Job
Urmas Nõmmik: Hebrew Job through the Lens of Diachronic Poetics - Stephan Lauber: "How Long Will You Break Me In Pieces With Words?" (Job 19:2) - Mark Sneed: Book of Job: Odd One Out or In? - Juliane Eckstein: Text-Critical Research on Job - Maximilian Häberlein: Old Greek Job as Ancient Jewish Literature: Literary and Theological Perspectives
Part II: Intertextuality in the Book of Job
Walter Bührer: Job in Dialogue - Yasir Saleem: Intertextual Explorations in Job and the Pentateuch - JiSeong J. Kwon: Intertextual Links between Job and Samuel - James E. Harding: Why Must Job Be from the Land of Uz? - Katharine J. Dell / Ellie M. Wiener: "By the Hearing of the Ear" (Job 42:5)
Part III: Texts of the Book of Job
Françoise Mies: What is Job's First and Most Personal Question? - Jakob Böckle: Job's Ambivalent Perception of Death (and the Hope of an Afterward) - Tova Forti: The Enigma of the Qen "Nest" in Job 29:18 - Stefan Fischer: The Contribution of Elihu's Theology to the Book of Job with a Special Focus on His Pedagogy of Suffering (Job 33:14-30) - Lisa Plantin: God Hears the Cry of the Young Wild Animals - Hanneke van Loon: "See Now Behemoth!" - Tobias Häner: The Beauty of Behemoth and Leviathan
Marlen Bunzel / Kathrin Ritzka: "Therefore I Quit, and I Am Consoled Over Dust and Ashes" (Job 42:6) - Walter Bührer: Job's Response to God in Its Theological and Redaction-Historical Contexts - Stuart Weeks: Job, God, and Self-Respect
Part IV: The Reception and New Readings of the Book of Job
Jason Kalman: To Gladden the Heart of a Widow - Lance R. Hawley: "Like a geber" - Silvia Schroer: Homo Faber in Distress
JiSeong James Kwon (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1977; 2010 MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, USA; 2012 MA and 2016 PhD from Durham University, UK; 2023 habilitation at the Universität Zürich, Switzerland; Professor at the Nehemiah Institute for Christian Studies and Researcher at the ICKC, Yonsei University, South Korea.
Tobias Häner (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1978; studied theology in Lucerne and Jerusalem; ordained a priest in 2008; doctorate in 2013; habilitation in 2023; full professor of introduction and exegesis of the Old Testament including dialog with the cultures of the Middle East at the Cologne University of Catholic Theology (KHKT).
Janina M. Hiebel (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1979; holds a doctorate from Murdoch University, Western Australia; 2012 guest lecturer at The University of Notre Dame Australia; lecturer of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Yarra Theological Union and Catholic Theological College (both University of Divinity in Melbourne, Australia).
- Edited by JiSeong James Kwon
- Edited by Tobias Häner
- Edited by Janina M. Hiebel
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