On Job: God-talk and the Suffering of the InnocentOne of this century's most eminent theologians addresses the eternal questions of the relationship of good and evil, linking the story of Job to the lives of the poor and oppressed of our world. |
Contents
CHAPTER 2 | |
THE LANGUAGE OF PROPHECY | |
CHAPTER 5 | |
CHAPTER 6 | |
THE LANGUAGE OF CONTEMPLATION | |
CHAPTER 9 | |
CHAPTER 10 | |
CONCLUSION | |
Common terms and phrases
abandonment Alonso Schökel Amerindians answer arguments Auschwitz author's Spanish text.—TR believe Bible Book of Job César Vallejo challenge CHAPTER Christ Christian cited contemplation context death debate defend despite disinterested divine doctrine of retribution ēāh Elihu Eliphaz everything evil experience expression face fact faith Father freedom give gō’ēl God's love God's plan God's speeches Gordis gratuitous love gratuitousness of God's Habel hand heart Hebrew hope human suffering injustice innocent interpretation Jerusalem Bible Jesus Job chap Job's Job's friends José María Arguedas Karl Barth language Latin America Lévêque Lima live Lord meaning mystery oppressed Pascal's wager passage person poet poor poverty prayer prophetic punishment question reference regard religious revelation satan says Shaddai Sicre situation Søren Kierkegaard speak talk tells temporal retribution theme theologian theology of liberation thou three friends translated understanding unjust suffering upright Vallejo verses wager wicked words Yahweh Zophar