On the scales of righteousness : neo-Babylonian trial law and the book of Job /
by F. Rachel Magdalene.
- Providence, RI : Brown Judaic Studies, c2007.
- xiv, 365 p. ; 23.5 cm.
- Brown Judaic studies ; no. 348 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Disease, disability, and disaster as law -- Reading law in Job's story -- Trial procedure in the neo-Babylonian courts -- The Satan's accusation and investigation -- Job's counter-accusation -- Job's defense and demand -- The friends as God's witnesses -- Elihu as God's second accuser-prosecutor -- God's counter-defense and settlement of claims -- Conclusions.
9781930675445 (cloth binding : alk. paper hard back))
2007024748
Bible.--O.T.--Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.