From the Introduction: “The book of Job does not promote silence about God because we cannot say anything about him. Otherwise, this book would never have been written. But the book of Job does
All contributions of the book relate directly to the topic of the kingdom of Israel and Judah in the Bible and history. The book presents a plethora of perspectives on the phenomenon of kingship and s
Encountering an ancient text not only as a historical source but also as a literary artifact entails an important paradigm shift, which in recent years has taken place in classical and Oriental philol
Oeming (Old Testament theology, Ruprecht-Karls U., Heidelberg) describes the various methods used by modern scholarship to understand biblical writing, even those that may lead to dead ends. His goal