The Fate of Job in Jewish Tradition: On Job's counterpointist function
Job's piety in The Book of Job is so ideal that it becomes problematic on two levels. First, it renders God a tyrant. Second, no one can fully identify with Job. Surely, we may suffer just as much as Job does and even feel that God is unjust, but no man can ever claim to be as pious as Job. Lim...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Danish |
| Published: |
Donner Institute
2008-09-01
|
| Series: | Nordisk Judaistik |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/nj/article/view/69614 |