The Many Faces of Job: The Premodern Period (Handbooks of the Bible and Its Reception (HBR), 5/1)

This handbook analyses in a comparative method and on an interdisciplinary level how the biblical figure of Job and his texts were interpreted from premodern times until today, highlighting continuities and discontinuities. The first volume addresses the premodern period and includes chapters on Second Temple Judaism, Jewish Interpretations, Christian Interpretations, Islam, Literature, Visual Arts and Music.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110568225
• ISBN13: 9783110568226
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 1.3" x 6.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary