Job is the first of five books commonly referred to as the books of poetry. The remainder of the book is the dialogue of job and his friends attempting to determine why this is happening. Commentary on job 3842 job meets god through job 37, job has listened to three friends and elihu speak to him about why he is suffering so badly. Introduction introduction to bible difficulties bibliography chronology tables of the crucifixion of the resurrection. Watch the live radio show, mf, 67pm, est on facebook. Search the worlds largest database of answers about the beliefs and practices of the catholic faith. Or from an arabic word meaning repent, thus bearing the name repentant one. Answers to various questions about christian theology from a christian and biblical perspective. Rather, the focus is on what job learns from his suffering. But the story isnt about what job had and what he lost. God allows satan to take away job s possessions, children and health. The point of the book of job is to teach us that the mystery of evil is a mystery of a wartorn and unfathomably complex creation, not the mystery of gods allcontrolling will.
For job, to be born into this life is to be like a conscripted soldierslave who seeks for shade from the hot sun, or like a laborer who works constantly waiting to be paid. These include job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, and song of solomon. While it is true that suffering is a major theme in the book of job, suffering is not the real meaning of job. Commentary on job 3842 job meets god tough questions. This book does a great job of identifying and summarizing objections while offering answers in an approachable and succinct manner. This section answers questions about the bible from the books of matthew and mark. As with other books of the bible, job bears the name of the narratives primary character. Topics covered include gods nature, miracles, the problem of evil, objective truth, and many more. The handbook of christian apologetics is recommended to those seeking answers as well. In this series of blogs i shall revisit the book of job, the personality and some of its meaning for contemporary society.
Others contend it is inspired of god, but, like happenings in genesis and jonah, the book of job is said to be a fictional story about imaginary people, places, and events, told for spiritual purposes. Given how christians are yet inclined to look for a divine reason behind catastrophes and personal tragedies. Even though job is described as, upright and blameless, satan accuses job of serving god only because job is prosperous. This name might have been derived from the hebrew word for persecution, thus meaning persecuted one.
It is what job learns about god through his suffering. Learn more about catholicism through articles, books, videos and. Job, in turn, has responded to each of them, declaring his innocence and demanding that god give him answers. Some believe the book of job is little more than a fine piece of noninspired literature. These books especially job, proverbs, and ecclesiastes are also called wisdom literature. Job most likely lived during the patriarchal period, before moses but after the flood.