Righteousness restored : the place of Midrash Iyov in the history of the Jewish exegesis of the biblical Book of Job
This study examines the place of S. A. Wertheimer's reconstruction of Midrash Iyov in the history of the Jewish interpretation of the Book of Job. The preliminary translation and study of eight texts which specifically discuss Job's character show that although Werthheimer did not accurate...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2006, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-100 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | This study examines the place of S. A. Wertheimer's reconstruction of Midrash Iyov in the history of the Jewish interpretation of the Book of Job. The preliminary translation and study of eight texts which specifically discuss Job's character show that although Werthheimer did not accurately reconstruct a rabbinic period text, he did highlight a previously unrecognised rabbinic minority view of Job as truly undeserving of the calamities God and the satan directed at him. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85768 |