The Pious Sage in Job

by Kyle C. Dunham

Book Overview

Due to the complexity of the speech-cycles in the book of Job, scholars have struggled to resolve interpretive tensions in the author's characterization of Job's three friends. This book focuses on the significance of the ancient Near Eastern social and wisdom contexts for understanding the role that Eliphaz, the leading sage-counselor, fulfills in Job. Given the likely Edomite provenance of Eliphaz and the archaeological evidence linking the respective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625649800
• ISBN13: 9781625649805
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"