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Job as a Drama
- Job is a drama, likely based on a true story.
- It's meant to be read like a play with assigned parts.
Midrashic Anecdotes
- The Midrash suggests Job's wife was Dinah from Genesis, explaining her negativity.
- It also claims Job was one of the magicians in Pharaoh's story.
Sitting Shiva
- Job's friends practice "sitting Shiva," a Jewish tradition of silent presence during grief.
- They initially do this correctly but then fail miserably.