Metaphors in the Discussion on Suffering in Job 3-31

Visions of Hope and Consolation
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-38092-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 165, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Biblical Interpretation Series

In Metaphors in the Discussion on Suffering in Job 3–31, Hanneke van Loon offers a new approach to the theme of suffering in the book of Job. Her analysis of metaphors demonstrates that Job goes through different stages of existential suffering in chapters 3–14 and that he addresses the social dimension of his suffering in chapters 17 and 19. Van Loon claims that Job’s existential suffering ends in 19:25, and that chapters 23–31 reflect a process in which Job translates his own experience into a call upon the audience to adopt a new attitude toward the unfortunate ones in society. The theoretical approach to metaphors is based on insights from cognitive linguistics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loon, Hanneke van

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Metaphor and Biblical Exegesis: a Proposal
1 New Developments in Cognitive Linguistics and Biblical Exegesis
2 Metaphor in Cognitive Linguistics
3 Metaphor and Biblical Exegesis

2 The Theme of Suffering in the Book of Job
1 Literary Approaches to the Book of Job
2 The Structure of Job 3–31
3 Metaphors of Suffering in Job 3–31

3 Suffering in the Opening Speech (Job 3): the Unrest of Being Imprisoned in Life
1 Job 3:20–26 in the Context of Job 3
2 Job 3:20–26: Text and Translation
3 Metaphors in Job 3:20–26
4 The Conceptualization of Suffering as Being Imprisoned in Life

4 Suffering in the First Speech Cycle (Job 4:1–15:16): the Loss of Hope
1 The Conceptualization of Suffering in Job 7:1–11
2 The Conceptualization of Suffering in Job 10:18–22
3 The Conceptualization of Suffering in Job 14:4–12

5 Suffering in the Second Speech Cycle (Job 15:17–22:30): the Denial of Consolation
1 The Conceptualization of Suffering in Job 17:6–16
2 The Conceptualization of Suffering in Job 19:20–29
3 Winding Up the Dialogue

6 The Suffering of the Poor in Job 23–31: on Morality in an Imperfect World
1 Job 23–31: on Morality in an Imperfect World
2 The Suffering of the Poor
3 The Topic of the Poor and Needy and the Discussion of Job’s Yield

Conclusion
1 But Man is Born to Trouble …
2 Metaphors and the Rhetorical Development in Job 3–31
3 Interpretational Cruces and Other Interpretational Decisions
4 Notes for Future Research

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Hanneke van Loon, Ph.D. (2017), KU Leuven, is independent researcher. Her interests include Biblical Studies and Biblical Hebrew linguistics. Currently, she is working on Job 32-42 to prepare a sequel to Metaphors in the Discussion on Suffering in Job 3–31.