Book of Job
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The Book of Job is a biblical text that explores human suffering, divine justice, and faith through the story of a righteous man tested by extreme adversity.
Aliases (1)
- Job ×8
Statements (51)
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| instanceOf |
Ketuvim
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Old Testament book → book of the Bible → poetic book → wisdom literature → |
| approximateChapters |
42
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| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Catholic Old Testament
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canonical in Jewish Bible GENERATED → canonical in Orthodox Old Testament GENERATED → canonical in Protestant Old Testament GENERATED → |
| featuresCharacter |
Bildad
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Elihu GENERATED → Eliphaz GENERATED → God GENERATED → Job GENERATED → Satan GENERATED → Zophar GENERATED → |
| genre |
didactic literature
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poetry GENERATED → wisdom literature GENERATED → |
| hasSection |
dialogues between Job and his friends
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epilogue GENERATED → prologue GENERATED → speeches of Elihu GENERATED → speeches of God from the whirlwind GENERATED → |
| influenceOn |
Christian theology of suffering
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Jewish theology of suffering GENERATED → philosophical discussions of the problem of evil GENERATED → |
| literaryForm |
dialogue
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divine speech GENERATED → monologue GENERATED → |
| mainCharacter |
Job
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| mainTheme |
divine justice
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faith under trial GENERATED → human suffering GENERATED → innocent suffering GENERATED → limits of human wisdom GENERATED → relationship between God and humans GENERATED → sovereignty of God GENERATED → theodicy GENERATED → |
| partOf |
Christian Old Testament
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Hebrew Bible GENERATED → |
| portrays |
a righteous man tested by extreme adversity
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| positionInKetuvim |
one of the three poetic books
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| primaryLanguage |
Biblical Hebrew
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| questions |
retributive justice
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Islam GENERATED → Judaism GENERATED → |
| setting |
land of Uz
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| structure |
prose prologue and epilogue with poetic dialogues
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Referenced by (16)
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Orit
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Tanakh → |
contains |
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Ketuvim
("Job")
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Writings ("Job") → |
containsBook |
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Roman Catholic biblical canon
("Job")
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Septuagint ("Job") → |
includesBook |
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Elihu (biblical figure in the Book of Job)
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appearsIn |
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Shaddai
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appearsInBook |
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J.B.
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basedOn |
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Salvifici Doloris
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biblicalFoundation |
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J.B.
("Job")
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biblicalSourceCharacter |
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Wisdom Literature
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hasExample |
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Jobs
("Job")
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hasSpellingVariant |
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Ketuvim
("Job")
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traditionalJewishOrder |
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Bernard Lazare
("Job")
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wrote |
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Gersonides
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wroteCommentaryOn |