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1 online resource (238 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; The Book of Job and its commentators; Knowledge or faith?; Overview; PART ONE Background; 1 Genesis of the text: Jung on Answer to Job; Job in Jung's childhood; Background dreams; Aion; Jung on Answer to Job in his correspondence; Reception of Answer to Job; 2 Sermons and symbols; Gnosticism and the controversy with Buber; In the image of God; Beyond good and evil; Basic concepts underpinning Answer to Job; In the name of God; PART TWO Commentary |
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3 Answer to Job: An analytical commentary. Part I'I am distressed for thee, my brother . . .'; Theoretical presuppositions; The Book of Job; The Creation; Wisdom literature; The Prophets; 4 Answer to Job: An analytical commentary. Part II; The Incarnation; 'Ye are gods'; Age of Aquarius; The coming of the Holy Spirit; The Book of Revelation; The Assumption; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Greeted with controversy on its publication, Answer to Job has long been neglected by many serious commentators on Jung. This book offers an intellectual and cultural context for C.G. Jung's 1952 publication. In Jung's Answer to Job: A Commentary, the author argues that such neglect is due to a failure to understand Jung's objectives in this text and offers a new way of reading the work. The book places Answer to Job in the context of biblical commentary, and then examines the circumstances surrounding its compositions and immediate reception. A detailed commentary on the work discusses the majo |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961. Antwort auf Hiob
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| SUBJECT |
Bible. Job -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Job fast |
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Religion -- Philosophy.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Wisdom Literature.
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Religion -- Philosophy
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317710721 |
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131771072X |
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