We Find Ourselves Put to the Test: A Reading of the Book of Job

James Crooks

Published by McGill-Queen's University Press 2018

We Find Ourselves Put to the Test

A Reading of the Book of Job

James Crooks

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780773554375

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About this book

A philosophical exploration of the question of whether the world we inhabit offers us hospitality or indifference.

Author / Editor information

Crooks James :

James Crooks is professor of philosophy at Bishop’s University and director emeritus of the Bishop’s University Singers.James Crooks teaches philosophy, liberal arts, music, and musical theatre at Bishop’s University.

Reviews

"Crooks argues "that Job is best read as a careful description of how [one finds oneself] put to the test" to meet "reality point blank" and in silence. That experience is what leads Job to restoration. Crooks does not try to solve critical and exegetical issues; he attempts to find usefulness and meaning in what is a most opaque book. Recommended." Choice

"We Find Ourselves Put to the Test will interest students, scholars, and general readers alike. Crooks approaches the material with freshness and aplomb, and the result is an engaging and thoughtful interpretation of an important canonical text." Ron Srigley, Laurentian University

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Front Matter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface: “Take Up and Read!” Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Two Beginnings – or, How I Came to the Book of Job Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Job Finds Himself Put to the Test Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
Job’s Friends Try to Comfort Him Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
Job Is Patient Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
God and Satan Wager: A Dramatic Interlude Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Elihu Takes Up the Argument Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
The Voice from the Whirlwind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Job Is Restored Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165

Language: English
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;

eBook

Published: May 7, 2018
ISBN: 9780773554375