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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453230803321

Autore

Hoffman Yair

Titolo

A blemished perfection [[electronic resource] ] : the Book of Job in context / / Yair Hoffman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1996

ISBN

1-281-81377-X

9786611813772

0-567-16773-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 213

Disciplina

223.106

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translated by Jonathan Chipman.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 2 GENRE DISTINCTIONS; Chapter 3 POETIC CONVENTIONS: THE BOOK OF JOB, THE BIBLE, AND THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST; Chapter 4 JOB AND CATALOGUE LITERATURE; Chapter 5 HARMONIZING MIMETIC DEVICES; Chapter 6 ON THE DIFFICULT LANGUAGE OF THE BOOK OF JOB; Chapter 7 ON GOD'S JUSTICE IN THE BOOK OF JOB; Chapter 8 STRUCTURE AND MIMESIS; Chapter 9 CONCLUSION; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The main methodological thesis of this study is that the book of Job, more than any other book in the Bible, should be treated as an artistic work in which form and content cannot be separated. Hence, a good acquaintance with the literary aspects of the book, including its relations with other ancient Near Eastern texts, is a precondition to the understanding of its theology. The deep structure of the book is that of a catalogue-which is a key to understanding its approach to the problem of theodicy. The difficult language of Job is scrutinized, and is proved to be an original and immanent cha



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136253103321

Titolo

A companion to the history of science / / edited by Bernard Lightman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-118-62075-5

1-78684-609-8

1-118-62065-8

1-118-62077-1

1-118-62074-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (620 p.)

Collana

Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History

THEi Wiley ebooks

Disciplina

507.2/2

Soggetti

Science - Historiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Historiography of the history of science / Lynn Nyhart -- Learned man and woman in antiquity and the Middle Ages / Nathan Sidoli -- Go-betweens, travelers, and cultural translators / Kapil Raj -- The alchemist / Tara Nummedal -- The natural philosopher / Peter Dear -- The natural historian / Kristin Johnson -- Invisible technicians, instrument makers, and artisans / Iwan Rhys Morus -- Scientific illustrators / Valérie Chansigaud -- The human experimental subject / Anita Guerrini -- Amateurs / Katherine Pandora -- The man of science / Paul White -- The professional scientist / Cyrus C. M. Mody -- The medieval university / Steven J. Livesey -- The observatory / Robert W. Smith -- The court / Bruce T. Moran -- Academies and societies / Denise Phillips -- Museums and botanical gardens / Lukas Rieppel -- Domestic space / Donald L. Opitz -- Commercial science / Paul Lucier -- The field / Robert Kohler and Jeremy Vetter -- The laboratory / Catherine M. Jackson -- Modern school and university / Heike Jens -- Manuscripts / Joyce van Leeuwen -- The printing press / Nick Wilding -- Correspondence networks / Brian Ogilvie -- Translations / Marwa



Elshakry and Carla Nappi -- Journals and periodicals / Aileen Fyfe -- Textbooks / Josep Simon -- Lectures / Diarmid A. Finnegan -- Film, radio, and television / David A. Kirby -- Timing devices / Rory McEvoy -- Weights and measures / Hector Vera -- Calculating devices and computers / Matthew L. Jones -- Specimens and collections / Mary E. Sunderland -- Recording devices / Jimena Canales -- Microscopes / Boris Jardine -- Telescopes / Jim Bennett -- Prisms, spectroscopes, spectrographs, and gratings / Klaus Hentschel -- Diagrams / Charlotte Bigg -- Three dimensional models / Joshua Nall and Liba Taub.

Sommario/riassunto

"Over the last thirty-five years, the study of the history of science has undergone a shift in historiographical approach. While scholars previously focused on the history of abstract scientific discoveries by key figures like Galileo and Newton, contemporary science historians are turning to focus on richer, more descriptive studies within specific and local contexts. A Companion to the History of Science captures this move away from abstract theories and into more intimate analysis of science in its cultural, political, and social contexts. It aims to survey recent developments that have resulted from the effort to re-envision the field. The volume includes forty original essays written by experts in the field, structured around four analytical categories: the roles, places and spaces, communication, and tools of science. Contributors cut across traditional chronological and geographical boundaries to provide thematic analysis of these topics, including discussion of both Western and non-Western themes throughout the volume. These critical essays synthesize the major debates and issues that dominate current scholarly discussion, and point the way for future inquiry"-- Provided by publisher.