Schreiner Susan E.
Schreiner Susan E. - Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? Calvin's Exegesis Of Job From Medieval And Modern Perspectives - Paperback
Schreiner Susan E. - Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? Calvin's Exegesis Of Job From Medieval And Modern Perspectives - Paperback
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Description: Through countless retellings from the Talmud to Archibald Mac Leish and since the story of Job has become a fixture in the cultural imagination of the West. In this study Susan E. Schreiner analyzes interpretations of the Book of Job by Gregory the Great Maimonides Thomas Aquinas and particularly John Calvin. Reading Calvin's interpretation of Job against the background of his most important medieval predecessors Schreiner shows how central Job is to Calvin's struggles with issues of creation the problem of evil the meaning of history and the doctrine of providence. For Calvin and his predecessors Schreiner argues the concept of intellectual perception is the key to an understanding of Job. The texts she examines constantly raise questions about the human capacity for knowledge: What can the sufferer who stands within history perceive about the self God and reality? Can humans truly perceive the workings of providence in their personal lives or in the tumult of history? Are evil and injustice a reality that we must confront before finding wisdom? In her final chapter Schreiner turns to the wide array of twentieth - century interpretations of Job including modern biblical commentaries the work of Carl Jung and literary transfigurations by Wells Mac Leish Wiesel and Kafka. The result is a compelling demonstration of how the history of exegesis can yield vital insights for contemporary culture.
Title: Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? Calvin's Exegesis Of Job From Medieval And Modern Perspectives
Author(s): Schreiner Susan E.
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226529240
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 8/4/2017
Category: Biblical Studies & Exegesis
Description: Through countless retellings from the Talmud to Archibald Mac Leish and since the story of Job has become a fixture in the cultural imagination of the West. In this study Susan E. Schreiner analyzes interpretations of the Book of Job by Gregory the Great Maimonides Thomas Aquinas and particularly John Calvin. Reading Calvin's interpretation of Job against the background of his most important medieval predecessors Schreiner shows how central Job is to Calvin's struggles with issues of creation the problem of evil the meaning of history and the doctrine of providence. For Calvin and his predecessors Schreiner argues the concept of intellectual perception is the key to an understanding of Job. The texts she examines constantly raise questions about the human capacity for knowledge: What can the sufferer who stands within history perceive about the self God and reality? Can humans truly perceive the workings of providence in their personal lives or in the tumult of history? Are evil and injustice a reality that we must confront before finding wisdom? In her final chapter Schreiner turns to the wide array of twentieth - century interpretations of Job including modern biblical commentaries the work of Carl Jung and literary transfigurations by Wells Mac Leish Wiesel and Kafka. The result is a compelling demonstration of how the history of exegesis can yield vital insights for contemporary culture.
Title: Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? Calvin's Exegesis Of Job From Medieval And Modern Perspectives
Author(s): Schreiner Susan E.
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226529240
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 8/4/2017
Category: Biblical Studies & Exegesis
