Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 18B: Job 38–42 (WBC)

by David J. A. Clines

Publisher:

Thomas Nelson

, 2011

Overview

Job 38–42 is the final volume in professor David Cline's monumental study of Job. This volume is devoted entirely to the response of the Lord from the tempest to Job and the replies of Job (Job 38–42), presenting the Lord's own explanation of his manifold purposes in creation and bringing to an unexpected conclusion Job's dramatic quest for justice.

Difficult portions of the Hebrew text are thoroughly handled, but the commentary is written for the non-technical reader and scholar alike. Clines uncovers the driving force of the argument and the drama of the book. Explanation sections at the end of each chapter brilliantly summarize the views of the speakers and offer thoughtful reflections on their theological value.

Key Features

• Provides a complete new translation and verse by verse commentary on the book of Job, in constant dialogue with other commentators
• Includes extensive schoarly notes on the Hebrew text of the book and its many obscure terms
• Contains an unparalleled bibliography gives sweeping coverage of all aspects of the book of Job from scholarly books to art, literature, and music

Product Details

• Title: Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 18B: Job 38–42
• Author: David J. A. Clines
• Series: Word Biblical Commentary
• Volume: 18B
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 544
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Job 38-42 › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780310524304, 0785252673, 9780785252672
• Resource ID: LLS:WBC18BJOB
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2020-07-13T15:16:49Z

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About David J. A. Clines

David J. A. Clines concentrates his studies on Hebrew lexicography and contemporary literary approaches to the Hebrew Bible. He studied classical languages in Sydney, Semitic Languages in Cambridge, and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Amsterdam.

Clines is emeritus professor of biblical studies at the University of Sheffield where he previously served as head of the department for seven years. Clines also served as president of the Society for Old Testament Study, publisher and director at Sheffield Academic Press for 25 years, and president of the Society of Biblical Literature.

Clines has authored and edited several publications including Interested Parties: The Ideology of Writers and Readers of the Hebrew Bible, On the Way to Postmodern, Esther Scroll: The Story of the Story, and The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew.

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