The Book of Job as a Greek Tragedy

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"The Book of Job as a Greek Tragedy" is a scholarly work by Horace M. Kallen that interprets the biblical Book of Job through the structural and thematic framework of ancient Greek tragedy.

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instanceOf biblical studies monograph
literary criticism
scholarly work
addresses human response to suffering
philosophical problem of evil
relationship between Hebrew and Greek literary forms
appliesFrameworkOf ancient Greek tragedy
author Horace M. Kallen
compares Job to a tragic hero
Job’s friends to a tragic chorus
comparesTo Athenian tragic drama
context comparative religion
modern biblical scholarship
contributesTo dialogue between classical and biblical traditions
understanding of biblical poetics
examines characterization of Job
choric elements in the Book of Job
dialogue form in the Book of Job
divine justice in the Book of Job
dramatic structure in the Book of Job
role of suffering in the Book of Job
tragic catharsis in the Book of Job
fieldOfStudy biblical studies
classics
literary theory
focusesOn structure of the Book of Job
themes of the Book of Job
genre comparative literature study
theological criticism
intendedAudience scholars of religion
students of literature
theologians
interprets Book of Job
language English
mainSubject Book of Job
Greek tragedy
methodology comparative literary analysis
structural analysis of narrative
relatesTo Old Testament studies
history of ideas
theoreticalFramework philosophy of religion
theory of tragedy

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Horace M. Kallen notableWork The Book of Job as a Greek Tragedy