Saturday, April 20, 2013

More On My Re-Reading The Book of Job

As I said in another post, I'm re-studying Job, using Robert Alter's translation and commentary, which is excellent by the way. Job is so iconoclastic, and so revelatory of the true, conversational nature of scripture. Job is speaking directly to the prophetic tradition's point of view on suffering, and trashing is using biting sarcastic humor and poetic derision. I realize now that this book needs to be read out loud, and moreover performed. It really is like a musical. Perhaps a service with a dramatic reading of JOB would be in order?

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