Job - The Victim of His People (Hardcover, First)

What do we know about the Book of Job? Not very much. The hero complains endlessly. He has just lost his children all his livestock. He scratches his ulcers. The misfortunes of which he complains are all duly enumerated in the prologue. They are misfortunes brought on him by Satan with God's permission. We think we know, but are we sure? Not once in the Dialogues does Job mention either Satan or anything about his misdeeds. Could it be that they are too much on his mind for him to mention them? Possibly, yet Job mentions everything else, and does much more than mention. He dwells heavily on the cause of his misfortune, which is none of those mentioned in the prologue. The cause is not divine, satanic nor physical, but merely human.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1987
First published:	1987
Authors:	Rene Girard
Translators:	Yvonne Freccero
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages:	180
Edition:	First
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-1404-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts Books > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament
LSN:	0-8047-1404-5
Barcode:	9780804714044

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