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On the scales of righteousness : neo-Babylonian trial law and the book of Job / F. Rachel Magdalene.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Brown Judaic studies ; no. 348Publication details: Providence, R.I. : Brown Judaic Studies, 2007Description: xiv, 365 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781930675445 (cloth binding : alk. paper)
  • 1930675445 (cloth binding : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 223/.1067 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1415.52 .M34 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
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 counteraccusation -- Job's defense and demand -- The friends as God's witnesses -- Elihu as God's second accuser-prosecutor -- God's defense and settlement of claims -- Conclusions.
Item type: Book
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-337) and indexes.

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 counteraccusation -- Job's defense and demand -- The friends as God's witnesses -- Elihu as God's second accuser-prosecutor -- God's defense and settlement of claims -- Conclusions.

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