This book intends to review the well-known topos of the patient Job. To achieve this goal, many aspects are explored, such as the Bible and apocryphal texts, ancient Christian commentaries, Jewish and Arabic traditions, medieval literature, iconography. The long redactional history of the book of Job is taken into consideration (Hebrew text, Greek Septuaginta version, Vulgata); the apochryphal Testamentum Iobi, a kind of midrashic text, is also studied. Ancient Christian exegesis is extensively considered, due to the fact that it played an important role in the diffusion of the topos of the patient Job. Rabbinical and Arabic texts are also taken into account, as well as medieval hagiographic tales and sacred dramas. An important section is devoted to the ancient Christian and medieval iconography of Job. While it is noteworthy to perceive the difference between the development of the character of Job and the various readings of the biblical narrative, it is also relevant to recognize the existence of a dialectical relationsihip concerning biblical themes between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Taking into account literature, iconography, hagiography and oral traditions related to Job in Late Antiquity and Middle Ages, we are allowed to speak about an extensive influence of a “biblical culture” rather than a “biblical source” stricto sensu. From this point of view, cultural crossings and contaminations between Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions appear to be really significant.
Giobbe dall'antichità e il Medioevo. Testi, immagini, tradizioni
CARNEVALE, LAURA
2010-01-01
Abstract
This book intends to review the well-known topos of the patient Job. To achieve this goal, many aspects are explored, such as the Bible and apocryphal texts, ancient Christian commentaries, Jewish and Arabic traditions, medieval literature, iconography. The long redactional history of the book of Job is taken into consideration (Hebrew text, Greek Septuaginta version, Vulgata); the apochryphal Testamentum Iobi, a kind of midrashic text, is also studied. Ancient Christian exegesis is extensively considered, due to the fact that it played an important role in the diffusion of the topos of the patient Job. Rabbinical and Arabic texts are also taken into account, as well as medieval hagiographic tales and sacred dramas. An important section is devoted to the ancient Christian and medieval iconography of Job. While it is noteworthy to perceive the difference between the development of the character of Job and the various readings of the biblical narrative, it is also relevant to recognize the existence of a dialectical relationsihip concerning biblical themes between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Taking into account literature, iconography, hagiography and oral traditions related to Job in Late Antiquity and Middle Ages, we are allowed to speak about an extensive influence of a “biblical culture” rather than a “biblical source” stricto sensu. From this point of view, cultural crossings and contaminations between Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions appear to be really significant.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
