From 10af07b366d5968a950642b856d0466ee710b641 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Scott-Clary Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:10:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- writing/3/unknown-things/iyov/1-framing-devices.html | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/writing/3/unknown-things/iyov/1-framing-devices.html b/writing/3/unknown-things/iyov/1-framing-devices.html index 81a6430a1..02be77056 100644 --- a/writing/3/unknown-things/iyov/1-framing-devices.html +++ b/writing/3/unknown-things/iyov/1-framing-devices.html @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@

While doubtless Jews may have a dim opinion of Revelation, given its relative irrelevance in their lives, Job has been the subject of both rabbinical teaching and Christian exegesis for centuries now. This, perhaps is where it outstrips Revelation in its interest.

And what interest! As Alter says, “The Book of Job is in several ways the most mysterious book of the Hebrew Bible.” \parencite[457]{alter} He then proceeds to discuss the book for eight pages before even getting to the translation (which, while not uncommon among the books in his translation, still stands out as rather a lot of introduction). The editors of the New Oxford Annotated Bible agree on this, saying, “Among the books of the Bible, Job is highly unusual, and, unsurprisingly, its force has often been misunderstood or evaded.” \parencite[735]{noab} This relative inaccessibility, opaqueness of prose (should one choose to ignore the poetic nature of the cental work), and the mixed dates of composition have doubtless played their role in it.

Chief among those is likely the mixed dates of composition. There appear to be four pieces involved in the book: the framing device, which is perhaps the oldest; the discourse between Job and his friends; the later addition of the Hymn to Wisdom, an interruption from Job in chapter 28; and the addition of the character of Elihu, written perhaps most recently.

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In the Hebrew Bible, it is set in the Ketuvim (writings, the ‘kh’ in Tanakh) between Proverbs and The Song of Songs. In the Christian bible, it is set at the beginning of the poetic books, between the prophets and Psalms.

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And yet it remains, does it not? It remains and is its own testament to its power, as NOAB has it, its mystery, as Alter has it.

It remains.

Framing Devices