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Job 1:1; 2:1-10
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of
Spirit:
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| Chapter XVII of
The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca.
96). |
| IV.17, VII.12, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| Chapter XIV,
On Patience, Tertullian (c.
202) |
| VIII.III
(words from apocryphal LXX tradition, absent from English traditions), The Refutation
of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome.
(c. 225) |
| VI.LV, Against
Celsus, Origen.
(c.246) |
| On the
Mortality -- Cyprian of
Carthage (c. 252) |
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
Chapter 2. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
Chapter 2.
 | "That is, to be patient in
adversity as we rejoice when he sends prosperity, and so to
acknowledge him to be both merciful and just." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary. Chapter 2.
| "The devil tempts his own
children, and draws them to sin, and afterwards torments, when he
has brought them to ruin; but this child of God he tormented with
affliction, and then tempted to make a bad use of his
affliction." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
Chapter
2.
| "Shall we poor worms give laws
to our supreme Lord, and oblige him never to afflict us? And shall
not those great and manifold mercies, which from time to time God
hath given us, compensate these short afflictions? Ought we not to
bless God for those mercies which we did not deserve; and
contentedly bear those corrections which we do deserve. And if we
receive so much good for the body, shall we not receive some good
for our souls? That is, some affliction, whereby we may be made
partakers of his holiness? Let murmuring therefore, as well as
boasting, be forever excluded." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). Chapter 2.
| "...it was usual among the
heathens, when disappointed in their prayers accompanied with
offerings to their gods, to reproach and curse them." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Job 1:1, 2:1-10, Pentecost 18,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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| Articles & Background:
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"False Naivety in the Prologue to Job," David J.A. Clines, On the Way
to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays," 1998. |
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"The Family in the Bible," James A. Sanders, Biblical Theology
Bulletin, 2002.
| "The whole of the Bible and of Jewish and Christian
tradition can be viewed within the tension between the Bible's focus on
family, or community worth and responsibility, and its struggle toward
affirmation of individual worth and responsibility within the larger
family...The current cultural tensions between Islam and the West, and
even in the so-called culture wars in this country, are illumined by a
socio-cultural reading of the Bible as a whole." |
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"Mrs. Job Reevaluates Her God," Mary Crocker Cook, Women in Judaism:
Contemporary Writings.
| "Perhaps we
do Mrs. Job an injustice, and I would propose that not only was her crisis
of faith normal, but necessary to her spiritual growth." |
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| "Why,
God? A Tale of Two Sufferers," Burton Z. Cooper, Louisville
Theological Seminary. Theology Today, 1986.
| "Job is healed when a new
image of God appears to him. Now be can let go of the monarchial
image of God. He is healed because, in letting go of the image of
all-controlling power, he is letting go of the experience of God as
the enemy, the one who "crushes" him." |
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| "Suffering:
The Badge of Discipline," Douglas John Hall at The Living
Pulpit.
| "Suffering
is "The badge of discipleship," not because suffering is
good (it isn't) but because there is suffering in God's
world, and so in God's heart - the God of suffering love [agape].
The world's suffering is not going to be engaged by people in
designer jeans frolicking and posturing in the wilds of Colorado in
search of "the meaning of life" (Their own!). It will only
be met and transformed, by those who take up the invitation to
"come and die."" |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.) See also
resources for the Book of Job:
| Balentine, Samuel E.,
"'For No Reason,'" Interpretation, 2003. (See also,
"Evil," issue focus, Interpretation, 2003.) |
| Cooper, Alan,
"Reading and Misreading the Prologue to Job," Journal for the Study
of the Old Testament, 1990. |
| Hall, Douglas John,
"Suffering: The Badge of Discipline," The Living Pulpit, 1995. |
| Hoffman, Yair,
"The Relation between the Prologue and the Speech-Cycles in Job: A
Reconsideration," Vetus Testamentum, 1981. |
| Kee, Min Suc, "The Heavenly Council and its Type-scene,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2007.
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| Magdalene, F. Rachel,
"Job's Wife as Hero: A Feminist-Forensic Reading of the Book of Job,"
Biblical Interpretation, 2006. |
| Meier, Sam,
"Job I-II: A Reflection of Genesis I-III," Vetus Testamentum,
1989. |
| Tate, Marvin E.,
"Satan in the Old Testament," Review and Expositor, 1992. |
| Van Wolde, Ellen,
"A Text-Semantic Study of the Hebrew Bible, Illustrated with Noah and Job,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1994. (Section on "Job and His Wife"
begins on page 31.) |
| Wilson, Gerald,
"Preknowledge, Anticipation, and the Poetics of Job," Journal for the
Study of the Old Testament, 2005. |
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
| "What
Has Religion Done for You?" the Rev. Bob Bohl, Day 1, 1997. |
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"Why Bad
Things Happen to Good People," the Rev. Dr. James C. Howell, Day 1,
1996. |
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"Job,"
from an
Old Testament Sermon Series,
Pastor Edward F.
Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington - Sermons from Seattle. |
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| With Children:
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"Job," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Job's Second
Test,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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| Drama: |
| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art:
Job, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission
Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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Job's IT
Dept,
Stop Pestering Job,
Ash Heap,
Camel
Carriers,
There Is
No 'Job' in 'Team',
A History
of Tribulation,
Job
Information,
OTSE,
And I Was
the Only One to Logout, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check
for printing permissions at right-hand side of destination page. |
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