Have you considered my servant Job? : understanding the biblical archetype of patience / Samuel E. Balenti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balentine, Samuel E. (Samuel Eugene), 1950-2024, author.

Series:

Studies on personalities of the Old Testament.

Studies on Personalities of the Old Testament

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job (Biblical figure).

Job.

Bible. Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Patience--Biblical teaching.

Patience.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia , South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

An in-depth examination and analysis of the chapters focused on the patient biblical character.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Series Editor's Preface

Preface

Introduction

Prologue: "There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job

Part I: Introduction to the Characters in the Didactic Tale (Job 1-2 + Job 42:7-17)

1 The Job(s) of the Didactic Tale: A Saint in the Making

2 God and the Satan: "Have you considered my servant Job?

3 There Was Once a Woman in the Land of Uz: Job's Wife

Part II: Center Stage: The Wisdom Dialogue (Job 3-42:6)

4 Job's Words from the Ash Heap: The Scandalous Voice of Defiance

5 God on Trial: "Who ever challenged Him and came out whole?" (Job 9:4)

6 Job's Comforters: "Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty" (Job 5:17)

7 "Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind . . ." (Job 38:1, 3)

Epilogue: Job's Children (Job 42:7-17)

Notes

Bibliography

Author Index

Subject Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

L

M

P

R

S

T

V

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 29, 2015).

ISBN:

9781611174526

161117452X

OCLC:

899265123