The Book of Job. Aesthetics, Ethics, Hermeneutics

The Book of Job has held a central role in defining the project of modernity from the age of Enlightenment until today. Why has Job`s response to disaster become a touchstone for modern reflections on catastrophic events? This volume engages this question and offers new perspectives on the tragic be...

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Main Author: Batnitzky, Leora (auth)
Other Authors: Pardes, Ilana (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015
Series:Perspectives on Jewish Texts and Contexts
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