Kynes My Psalm Has Turned into Weeping

Job's Dialogue with the Psalms
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-029494-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
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Drawing inspiration from the widely recognized parody of Ps 8:5 in Job 7:17–18, this study inquires whether other allusions to the Psalms might likewise contribute to the dialogue between Job, his friends, and God. An intertextual method that incorporates both “diachronic” and “synchronic” concerns is applied to the sections of Job and the Psalms in which the intertextual connections are the most pronounced, the Job dialogue and six psalms that fall into three broad categories: praise (8, 107), supplication (39, 139), and instruction (1, 73). In each case, Job’s dependence on the Psalms is determined to be the more likely explanation of the parallel, and, in most, allusions to the same psalm appear in the speeches of both Job and the friends. The contrasting uses to which they put these psalms reflect conflicting interpretive approaches and uncover latent tensions within them by capitalizing on their ambiguities. They also provide historical insight into the Psalms’ authority and developing views of retribution. The dialogue created between Job and these psalms indicates the concern the book has with the proper response to suffering and the role the interpretation of authoritative texts may play in that reaction.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kynes, Will

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;5
2;Abbreviations;11
3;1. Hearing History: Connections between Job and the Psalms in the History of Interpretation;15
3.1;1.1. Introduction;15
3.2;1.2. Early Critical Interpretation;17
3.3;1.3. Form Criticism;24
3.4;1.4. Intertextuality;27
3.4.1;1.4.1. Job and the Hebrew Bible;28
3.4.2;1.4.2. Job and the Psalms;29
3.5;1.5. Conclusion;30
4;2. Between Times, Between Texts: Intertextualities in Dialogue;31
4.1;2.1. Introduction;31
4.2;2.2. The False Dichotomy;35
4.3;2.3. Between Diachronic and Synchronic;38
4.4;2.4. Intertextuality and the Hebrew Bible;41
4.5;2.5. Intertextualities in Dialogue: Prolegomena;43
4.5.1;2.5.1. Terminology;44
4.5.2;2.5.2. The Text;47
4.5.3;2.5.3. The Intertext;48
4.6;2.6. Intertextualities in Dialogue: Eight Steps;51
4.6.1;2.6.1. Identification;51
4.6.2;2.6.2. Date;63
4.6.3;2.6.3. Coherence;66
4.6.4;2.6.4. Use;68
4.6.5;2.6.5. Recurrence;69
4.6.6;2.6.6. Holistic Interpretation;69
4.6.7;2.6.7. Reciprocation;72
4.6.8;2.6.8. Historical Implications;72
4.7;2.7. Conclusion;73
5;PART I: PRAISE;75
5.1;3. Hubris and Humility: Psalm 8 in Job;77
5.1.1;3.1. Identification;77
5.1.2;3.2. Date;81
5.1.3;3.3. Coherence;83
5.1.4;3.4. Use;83
5.1.5;3.5. Recurrence;85
5.1.5.1;3.5.1. Eliphaz: 15:14-16;85
5.1.5.2;3.5.2. Job: 19:9;87
5.1.5.3;3.5.3. Bildad: 25:5-6;88
5.1.6;3.6. Holistic Interpretation;89
5.1.7;3.7. Reciprocation;90
5.1.8;3.8. Historical Implications;91
5.1.9;3.9. Conclusion;92
5.2;4. Doxology in Disputation: Psalm 107 in Job;94
5.2.1;4.1. Identification;94
5.2.2;4.2. Date;96
5.2.3;4.3. Coherence;97
5.2.4;4.4. Use;100
5.2.5;4.5. Recurrence;101
5.2.5.1;4.5.1. Eliphaz: Ch. 5;101
5.2.5.2;4.5.2. Job: 12:13-13:2;103
5.2.5.3;4.5.3. Eliphaz: 15:24;105
5.2.5.4;4.5.4. Job: 21:11;106
5.2.5.5;4.5.5. Eliphaz: 22:19;107
5.2.6;4.6. Holistic Interpretation;107
5.2.7;4.7. Reciprocation;108
5.2.8;4.8. Historical Implications;109
5.2.9;4.9. Conclusion;110
5.2.9.1;4.9.1. Psalms of Praise in Job;111
6;PART II: SUPPLICATION;113
6.1;5. Ominous Omniscience?: Psalm 139 in Job;115
6.1.1;5.1. Identification;116
6.1.2;5.2. Date;118
6.1.3;5.3. Coherence;119
6.1.4;5.4. Use;121
6.1.5;5.5. Recurrence;122
6.1.5.1;5.5.1. Job: Ch. 10;122
6.1.5.2;5.5.2. Zophar: 11:7-9;126
6.1.5.3;5.5.3. Job: 23:8-10;129
6.1.6;5.6. Holistic Interpretation;131
6.1.7;5.7. Reciprocation;133
6.1.8;5.8. Historical Implications;135
6.1.9;5.9. Conclusion;135
6.2;6. Harassed Hope: Psalm 39 in Job;136
6.2.1;6.1. Identification;137
6.2.2;6.2. Date;139
6.2.3;6.3. Coherence;140
6.2.4;6.4. Use;144
6.2.5;6.5. Recurrence;144
6.2.5.1;6.5.1. Job: 6:8-11;144
6.2.5.2;6.5.2. Job: Ch. 7;146
6.2.5.3;6.5.3. Job: 13:28-14:6;149
6.2.6;6.6. Holistic Interpretation;150
6.2.7;6.7. Reciprocation;153
6.2.8;6.8. Historical Implications;154
6.2.9;6.9. Conclusion;154
6.2.9.1;6.9.1. Psalms of Supplication in Job;155
7;PART III: INSTRUCTION;157
7.1;7. From Didactic to Dialogic: Psalm 1 in Job;159
7.1.1;7.1. Identification;159
7.1.2;7.2. Date;162
7.1.3;7.3. Coherence;163
7.1.4;7.4. Use;163
7.1.5;7.5. Recurrence;165
7.1.5.1;7.5.1. Eliphaz: 5:13-14;165
7.1.5.2;7.5.2. Job: 10:3;166
7.1.5.3;7.5.3. Job: 13:25;167
7.1.5.4;7.5.4. Eliphaz: 22:18;169
7.1.5.5;7.5.5. Job: 23:10-11;169
7.1.6;7.6. Holistic Interpretation;171
7.1.7;7.7. Reciprocation;172
7.1.8;7.8. Historical Implications;173
7.1.9;7.9. Conclusion;174
7.2;8. Re-interpreting Retribution: Psalm 73 in Job;175
7.2.1;8.1. Identification;176
7.2.2;8.2. Date;178
7.2.3;8.3. Coherence;178
7.2.4;8.4. Use;179
7.2.5;8.5. Recurrence;180
7.2.5.1;8.5.1. Job: 7:18;180
7.2.5.2;8.5.2. Job: 9:29-31;181
7.2.5.3;8.5.3. The Friends: 15:27; 18:3, 11, 14; 20:8;182
7.2.5.4;8.5.4. Job: 19:25-27;184
7.2.5.5;8.5.5. Job: 21:13-14;185
7.2.5.6;8.5.6. Job: 23:11;187
7.2.6;8.6. Holistic Interpretation;188
7.2.7;8.7. Reciprocation;189
7.2.8;8.8. Historical Implications;191
7.2.9;8.9. Conclusion;192
7.2.9.1;8.9.1. Psalms of Instruction in Job;193
7.3;9. Conclusion;194
7.3.1;9.1. The Psalms in the Dialogue;194
7.3.2;9.2. The Interpretive Conflict;197
7.3.2.1;9.2.1. Job: Piety through Parody;197
7.3.2.2;9.2.2. The Friends: Pious Proof-texting;199
7.3.3;9.3. The Interpretation of the Psalms in Job;201
7.3.4;9.4. Historical Implications;202
7.3.5;9.5. Broader Relevance and Further Research;202
8;Bibliography;205
9;Index of Ancient Sources;227
10;Index of Subjects;236
11;Index of Authors;240

Über Autor(innen)

Kynes, Will
Will Kynes,University of Oxford,UK.

Will Kynes, University of Oxford, UK.