Essays on Book Of Job

Introduction

In contemporary society, the term “lament” is used in everyday conversations, yet it is an old method of expression with a wide-ranging history in biblical and cultural contexts. In the Bible and ancient culture, lamentation was a specific practice used in written lyrical texts. In the Bible, the lament is applied as a prayerful plea to the creator or a dirge regarding the death of destruction of someone or something. In literary culture, lament has been used in poetry as well as prose writing for a long time. The Biblical book of Job provides a vivid example of lament. ...

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to study the Book of Job, which is the part of the Christian Old Testament. It is highlighted in the story that the power and the wisdom of a human being can never be equal to the divine justice. Along with that, it is shown that a person, who can be patient, loyal, just and loving, finally gets remunerated. While working on this essay, I have analyzed the tragedies of Job as well as of his friends. Apart from it, I have also argued that this story leaves more questions than answers, ...

The Book of Job is one of the seminal works in the history of human civilization. The book has been immortalized in the course of human history owing to its interpretation of the supreme theological power of God and the relationship with mortal beings on earth. The protagonist of the book, Job, can be seen as a prototypical character that embodies the relationship between the Almighty and mortal beings in the transient world. The book goes on to explicate the motive of God as well as the various lessons that can be learnt from the description of Job’s life ...