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PIBA (Proceedings of the Irish Biblical Association) 33-34, 2011
This paper explores two interpretations of the book of Job, one ancient and one modern: the Testa... more This paper explores two interpretations of the book of Job, one ancient and one modern: the Testament of Job and C.G. Jung’s Answer to Job. The first is a folkloristic adaptation of the story which presents the reader with a picture of God and of Job which is faithful to pietistic conventions precisely because it deviates so radically from the biblical story. Jung’s Answer to Job is a reading which is ‘faithful’ in precisely the opposite sense. Jung offers an interpretation which pays close attention to the detail of the text but is often regarded as theologically scandalous.
Text-critical and Hermeneutical Studies in the Septuagint, J. Cook and H.-J. Stipp (eds). (Vetus Testamentum Supplement Series 157. Brill: Leiden) pp. 409-422., 2012
Old Testament Essays. New Series 13/3, 2000
Abstract: After describing the concept of wisdom that seems to be presupposed in the Prologue to ... more Abstract: After describing the concept of wisdom that seems to be presupposed in the Prologue to Greek Sirach, I explore texts throughout Sirach to identify the view(s) of wisdom contained in them - what it is, how it is acquired, and the benefits it bestows. I point out the tensions ...
JNWSL, Jan 1, 2001
Abstract: In Sirach 24 personified Wisdom addresses the heavenly assembly and describes her cosmi... more Abstract: In Sirach 24 personified Wisdom addresses the heavenly assembly and describes her cosmic journey and subsequent settlement in Israel in terms reminiscent of the Exodus and Conquest traditions. I argue that in this chapter ben Sira does not present personified ...
Transformation: An International …, Jan 1, 2005
PIBA (Proceedings of the Irish Biblical Association) 33-34, 2011
This paper explores two interpretations of the book of Job, one ancient and one modern: the Testa... more This paper explores two interpretations of the book of Job, one ancient and one modern: the Testament of Job and C.G. Jung’s Answer to Job. The first is a folkloristic adaptation of the story which presents the reader with a picture of God and of Job which is faithful to pietistic conventions precisely because it deviates so radically from the biblical story. Jung’s Answer to Job is a reading which is ‘faithful’ in precisely the opposite sense. Jung offers an interpretation which pays close attention to the detail of the text but is often regarded as theologically scandalous.
Text-critical and Hermeneutical Studies in the Septuagint, J. Cook and H.-J. Stipp (eds). (Vetus Testamentum Supplement Series 157. Brill: Leiden) pp. 409-422., 2012
Old Testament Essays. New Series 13/3, 2000
Abstract: After describing the concept of wisdom that seems to be presupposed in the Prologue to ... more Abstract: After describing the concept of wisdom that seems to be presupposed in the Prologue to Greek Sirach, I explore texts throughout Sirach to identify the view(s) of wisdom contained in them - what it is, how it is acquired, and the benefits it bestows. I point out the tensions ...
JNWSL, Jan 1, 2001
Abstract: In Sirach 24 personified Wisdom addresses the heavenly assembly and describes her cosmi... more Abstract: In Sirach 24 personified Wisdom addresses the heavenly assembly and describes her cosmic journey and subsequent settlement in Israel in terms reminiscent of the Exodus and Conquest traditions. I argue that in this chapter ben Sira does not present personified ...
Transformation: An International …, Jan 1, 2005