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Maimonides called Job a "strange and wonderful book." For many readers, "strange" might well suffice. Though Job has been characterized as a theodicy, to the sincere reader the book can fail to satisfy the soul's longing for answers to the problem of suffering. Perhaps that in fact is the point of Job--there are no satisfactory propositional arguments for why people suffer.
In this compact-yet-rich volume, philosopher of religion David Burrell shows that Job actually deconstructs the theories of theodicy proposed by commentators over the centuries. This is seen in the fact that Job's three friends themselves offer theodicies, but are rebuked in the end, whereas Job, who seeks only to speak to God, is granted his audience. Rather than providing an exegetical commentary, Burrell engages in theological and philosophical reflection on the major movements of the book.
Deconstructing Theodicy also contains an interfaith perspective with the inclusion of a chapter by Islamic scholar A. H. Johns on the reading of the Job figure in the Koran.
Burrell then goes on to examine the treatment of Job in four classical commentaries and finally explores Job's contribution to faith and theology as an affirmation that God hears and heeds our cries of anguish.
Introducing the strategies of this reflection
The structure of the book with its framing item
Three rounds of multifaceted dialogue
Denouement and epilogue
A comparativeglance at Ayyub in the Qur’an
Classical commentaries: Saadiah, Maoimonides, Aquinas, and Gersonides
Job mediating two opposing views of theodicy
Assessing Job’s contribution to theodicy: Contrasting semantics of explaining and addressing
David B. Burrell (PhD, Yale University) is the Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC Professor in Philosophy and Theology at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. He is the author of several books, including Freedom and Creation in Three Traditions, Knowing the Unknowable God, and Aquinas: God and Action.
Author
David B. Burrell
Book Format
paperback
Publisher
Brazos Press
Published
March 2008
Weight
209g
Page Count
144
Dimensions
14.1 x 21.7 x 1 cm
ISBN
9781587432224
ISBN-10
1587432226
Eden Code
1134924
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Author/Creator: David B. Burrell
ISBN: 9781587432224
Publisher: Brazos Press
Release Date: March 2008
Weight: 209g
Dimensions: 14.1 x 21.7 x 1 cm
Eden Code: 1134924