Job

Job is the quintessential study when it comes to questions of faith in the face of adversity and the universal human quest for meaning and order in a world that consistently mocks both. James Wharton concludes that the function of Job never has been to provide answers but to keep the questions urgent and contemporary for all who set out to honor and serve God.Books in the Westminster Bible Companion series assist laity in their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for Bible study classes and groups.

Series Foreword

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Introduction: Thoughts on the Interpretation of Job

1

(188)

The Function of Job

1

(2)

The Structure of Job

3

(3)

The Names of God in Job

6

(3)

``My Servant Job''

9

(3)

The Prologue (Job 1:1--2:13)

12

(12)

Job's First Test and Its Outcome (1:13--22)

19

(1)

Job's Second Test and Its Outcome (2:11--13)

20

(3)

Job and His Friends (2:11--13)

23

(1)

The First Round of Discourses between Job and His Friends (Job3---11)

24

(39)

Job's Cry of Pain (Job 3)

24

(3)

The Entire Case of Eliphaz against Job (Job 4---5, 15, and 22)

27

(17)

Eliphaz's First Speech (Job 4---5)

27

(7)

Eliphaz's Second Speech (Job 15)

34

(4)

Eliphaz's Third Speech (Job 22)

38

(6)

Job's Response to Eliphaz's First Speech (Job 6---7)

44

(7)

Bildad's First Speech (Job 8)

51

(2)

Job's Response to Bildad (Job 9---10)

53

(7)

Zophar's First Speech (Job 11)

60

(3)

The Second Round of Discourses between Job and His Friends (Job 12---20)

63

(32)

Job's Response to Zophar's First Speech (Job 12---14)

63

(13)

Job's Response to Eliphaz's Second Speech (Job 16--17)

76

(7)

Bildad's Second Speech (Job 18)

83

(2)

Job's Response to Bildad's Second Speech (Job 19)

85

(7)

Zophar's Second Speech (Job 20)

92

(3)

The Third Round of Discourses between Job and His Friends (Job 21---27)

95

(17)

Job's Response to Zophar's Second Speech (Job 21)

95

(3)

Job's Response to Eliphaz's Third Speech (Job 23---24)

98

(7)

Bildad's Third Speech (Job 25)

105

(1)

Job's Response to Bildad's Third Speech (Job 26---27)

106

(6)

The Inaccessibility of Wisdom Job 28

112

(6)

Job's Summation for the Defense (Job 29---31)

118

(22)

Total Harmony with God (Job 29)

119

(4)

Total Godforsakenness (Job 30)

123

(4)

Total Integrity (Job 31)

127

(13)

The Speech of Elihu (Job 32---37)

140

(17)

God's ``Answer'' and Job's Response (Job 38:1--42:6)

157

(21)

God's First Speech and Job's Response (Job 38:1--40:5)

160

(10)

God's Second Speech and Job's Response (Job 40:6--42:6)

170

(8)

Job's Last Test (Job 42:7--10)

178

(6)

Happy Ever After? (Job 42:7--10)

184

(5)

Works Consulted

189

(2)

For Further Reading

191

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