Deconstructing theodicy : [manuscript] : why Job has nothing to say to the puzzled [i.e. puzzle of] suffering / /

Burrell, David B.

Deconstructing theodicy : why Job has nothing to say to the puzzled [i.e. puzzle of] suffering / / [manuscript] : by David B. Burrell with A.H. Johns. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : : Brazos Press,, c2008.. - 144 p. ; ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141) and index.

Introducing the strategies of this reflection -- The structure of the book with its framing story -- Three rounds of multifaceted dialogue -- Denouement and epilogue -- A comparative glance at Ayyub in the Qur'an (by A.H. Johns) -- Classical commentaries : Saadiah, Maimonides, Aquinas, and Gersonides -- Job mediating two opposing views of theodicy -- Assessing Job's contribution to theodicy : contrasting semantics of explaining and addressing.

9781587432224 (pbk.)

2007029475


Theodicy--Biblical teaching.
Bible. Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.