Friendship and Virtue Ethics in the Book of Job
«'The topic of friendship in the book of Job has been waiting to receive its scholarly due for a long time. Dr. Vesely's study admirably fills the gap, as she effectively uses Aristotle and, more broadly, virtue ethics to navigate the minefield of friendship in Job. It is a foundational treatment.' William P. Brown, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary»
For classical philosophers, friendship was a serious topic of ethical reflection, yet in contemporary discussions on ethics, this subject is largely absent. Drawing upon Aristotelian ethics based on virtue, Patricia Vesely examines friendship as a moral category in the Book of Job, illuminating those virtues, motivations, and perceptions that this relationship entails. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Cambridge University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781108476478
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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«'The topic of friendship in the book of Job has been waiting to receive its scholarly due for a long time. Dr. Vesely's study admirably fills the gap, as she effectively uses Aristotle and, more broadly, virtue ethics to navigate the minefield of friendship in Job. It is a foundational treatment.' William P. Brown, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary»
«'Patricia Vesely's Friendship and Virtue Ethics in the Book of Job is an important interdisciplinary work … an important contribution to both biblical studies and theological ethics.' David B. Hunsicker, Reading Religion»
«'A highly significant contribution to the current interest in similarities between the Hebrew Bible and the virtue ethics tradition deriving from Aristotle, this is a fine analysis of friendship in Job. A penetrating, elegant, and profoundly important study.' John Barton, Emeritus Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford»