The History of Literature

2A The Book of Job

Oct 29, 2015
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Old Testament's Literary Power

  • The Old Testament tackles profound questions like creation, purpose, and suffering head-on.
  • Its literary power partly lies in directly addressing divine contradictions and human struggles.
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Job Questions Divine Justice

  • The Book of Job wrestles with why good people suffer despite their faith and righteousness.
  • Job questions God's justice and demands answers, embodying human intellectual honesty about suffering.
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Testing Faith Beyond Reward

  • God allows Job's suffering not as punishment but to test faith's independence from reward.
  • The story explores devotion's nature when rewards or justice are absent.
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