Job's Death, the Death of Hope Irony and Allusions in Job 17, 11-16

Beyer A (2024)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Biblische Notizen Herder

Pages Range: 59-69

Journal Issue: 202

Abstract

This contribution offers an analysis of Job 17, 11-16, a text that stands in the context of the opening lament (Job 3) and the ambivalence of the desire to die and the longing for life in Job. A comparison with Ps 27 reveals the functions of allusions and ironic refractions in the treatment of the themes of hope and death in Job 17, 11-16. The relationship between the book of Job and tradition is not purely critical, but constructive, as allusions create irony, correction, contradiction and gaps that readers can fill in.

Authors with CRIS profile

Andrea Beyer Lehrstuhl für Altes Testament II (Theologie des Alten Testaments)

How to cite

APA:

Beyer, A. (2024). Job's Death, the Death of Hope Irony and Allusions in Job 17, 11-16. Biblische Notizen, 202, 59-69.

MLA:

Beyer, Andrea. "Job's Death, the Death of Hope Irony and Allusions in Job 17, 11-16." Biblische Notizen 202 (2024): 59-69.

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