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The Book Of Job And The Immanent Genesis
Davis Hankins
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Description for The Book Of Job And The Immanent Genesis
Paperback. Revised version of the author's dissertation--Emory University, 2011. Series: Diaeresis. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCF1; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 417.
Recent philosophical reexaminations of sacred texts have focused almost exclusively on the Christian New Testament, and Paul in particular. The Book of Job and the Immanent Genesis of Transcendence revives the enduring philosophical relevance and political urgency of the book of Job and thus contributes to the recent ""turn toward religion"" among philosophers such as Slavoj Žižek and Alain Badiou. Job is often understood to be a trite folktale about human limitation in the face of confounding and absolute transcendence; on the contrary, Hankins demonstrates that Job is a drama about the struggle to create a just and viable life ... Read more
Recent philosophical reexaminations of sacred texts have focused almost exclusively on the Christian New Testament, and Paul in particular. The Book of Job and the Immanent Genesis of Transcendence revives the enduring philosophical relevance and political urgency of the book of Job and thus contributes to the recent ""turn toward religion"" among philosophers such as Slavoj Žižek and Alain Badiou. Job is often understood to be a trite folktale about human limitation in the face of confounding and absolute transcendence; on the contrary, Hankins demonstrates that Job is a drama about the struggle to create a just and viable life ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Series
Diaeresis
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810130180
SKU
V9780810130180
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About Davis Hankins
Davis Hankins is a lecturer at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, USA.
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