Deconstructing theodicy : why Job has nothing to say to the puzzled [i.e. puzzle of] suffering / David B. Burrell with A.H. Johns.

Author/Creator:

Burrell, David B.

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover: why Job has nothing to say to the puzzle of suffering

Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, c2008.

Format/Description:

Book
144 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects:

Bible. O.T.. Job. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Theodicy -- Biblical teaching.

Contents:

Introducing the strategies of this reflection
The structure of the book with its framing story
Three rounds of multifaceted dialogue
Denouement and epilogue
A comparative glance at Ayyub in the Qur'an (by A.H. Johns)
Classical commentaries : Saadiah, Maimonides, Aquinas, and Gersonides
Job mediating two opposing views of theodicy
Assessing Job's contribution to theodicy : contrasting semantics of explaining and addressing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141) and index.

ISBN:

9781587432224 (pbk.)
1587432226 (pbk.)

OCLC:

157022894

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