1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453930503321

Autore

Noegel Scott B

Titolo

Janus parallelism in the Book of Job [[electronic resource] /] / Scott B. Noegel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, Eng., : Sheffield Academic Press, c1996

ISBN

1-281-81385-0

9786611813857

0-567-38115-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 223

Disciplina

223.106

223/.1044

Soggetti

Hebrew language - Parallelism

Electronic books.

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO JANUS PARALLELISM; Chapter 2 PREVIOUS RESEARCH REGARDING JANUS PARALLELISM; Chapter 3 JANUS PARALLELISM IN THE BOOK OF JOB; Chapter 4 CONCLUSION; Appendix 1 HITHERTO UNRECOGNIZED EXTRA-JOBIAN JANUS PARALLELS; Appendix 2 JANUS PARALLELS IN EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCES; Appendix 3 JANUS PARALLELS PROPOSED BY OTHERS BUT REJECTED; Appendix 4 WORKS ON PARONOMASIA; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Noegel here examines instances of Janus parallelism in the Hebrew Bible with particular attention to the book of Job, and with excursuses on the device in other ancient Near Esatern literatures. The author finds the punning device integral to the book of Job, serving a referential function. Within the context of dialogue and debate, the polysemous statements resemble a poetry contest among the participants (Job, his friends, and Elihu). The book also treats the relationship between wordplay and wisdom literature; polysemy as preserved in the Greek, Aramaic, Latin, and Syriac translations; and



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463034903321

Autore

Mishan E. J (Edward J.), <1917-, >

Titolo

Introduction to political economy / / E.J. Mishan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

0-203-15778-8

1-136-58645-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Routledge Revivals

Disciplina

330.15/5

Soggetti

Welfare economics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published London : Hutchinson, 1982.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter Introduction to Political Economy -- chapter Copyright -- chapter Contents -- part Part One: The agenda of political economy -- chapter 1 Introductory observations -- chapter 2 The resistance to a prescriptive economics -- chapter 3 The nature of the economist's efficiency criterion -- chapter 4 The rationale of the economist's efficiency criterion -- chapter 5 Things to come: a preview -- chapter 6 The basic economic assumptions -- part Part Two: Allocation within a partial economic context -- chapter 7 Uses and limitations of a partial economic context -- chapter 8 The key concepts of social value and social opportunity cost -- chapter 9 Consumer surplus: a measure of welfare change -- chapter 10 The difficulty of measuring rent -- chapter 11 The allocative virtues of a competitive economy -- chapter 12 Marginal cost pricing -- chapter 13 Second best and third best -- part Part Three: Collective goods and bads -- chapter 14 Can the market cope with externalities? -- chapter 15 Diminishing returns to agriculture as an instance of externalities -- chapter 16 Environmental spillovers: what difference does the law make? -- chapter 17 Non-environmental spillovers: some ethical questions -- chapter 18 Favourable spillovers and collective goods -- part Part Four: Resource allocation within a general context -- chapter 19 Uses of a general economic context -- chapter 20 Optimality for the economy -- chapter 21 What is an efficient distribution of goods? -- chapter 22 Economic



efficiency: a paradox -- chapter 23 Pareto optimality: an empty vessel -- chapter 24 Resolving the apparent paradox -- part Part Five: Sources of economic failure in a technological age -- chapter 25 Introductory remarks -- chapter 26 The folklore of the market 1 -- chapter 27 The folklore of the market 2 -- chapter 28 Economic expertise in an age of rapid innovation -- chapter 29 The limits of abundance: a conservative critique 1 -- chapter 30 The limits of abundance: a conservative critique 2 -- chapter 31 Concluding remarks.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1982, Introduction to Political Economy is a clear and concise introduction to the normative aspects of economics by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject. In this highly readable book, Professor Mishan takes the student to the heart of the subject without recourse to algebra and with only the simplest of diagrams. The author carefully distinguishes the various meanings of the terms political economy, normative economics, welfare economics and allocative economics. He considers the standard allocation rules and the crucial concepts of consumer sur