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Reading Proverbs and Job Back to Back
I like the Jewish canonical order of the books of the Hebrew Bible. I just remarked on the contrasts between Ruth and Song, but there’s an equally fascinating tension between the two books preceding Ruth and Song. And this is the tension between Proverbs and Job. Proverbs teaches one how to live ethically, how to [...]
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job’s messengers
When I see it in print, the series of messengers coming to Job present some interesting difficulties. How accurate were their accounts? What’s up with each claiming to be the only one who escaped — do they not see each other standing there. But for a moment all the questions fade, and I remember one [...]
was job a real person?
That’s the title of Jeff Oien’s recent post. In it he decides that on the basis of Ezekiel 14:14 that Job was “of course” a real person. Critics would respond with the argument that Job is simply a parabolic figure and he’s being used here as a symbol of righteousness in a hypothetical and impossible [...]
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job posting
Job is an awkward book to have in the Bible, but I’m glad it’s there. It provokes a great quantity of worthwhile discussion, including this post. Related Posts:Christian Theism and the Problem of EvilReading Proverbs and Job Back to Backjob’s messengerswas job a real person?
Christian Theism and the Problem of Evil