I don't know if you've already listened to this or not, but I found Christine Hayes lectures on the Old Testament fascinating. (This is part of the Open Yale Courses). She makes the point that there are actually various parts to the book of Job. There's a poetic section...
— Joel Swagman (@JoelswagmanJoel) August 11, 2019
...and there's a prose frame for the poetry (The first 2 chapters and the end chapter) that were added later. I think part of the confusion is that the Job in the prose section is much more patient with God than the Job in the poetry section. This is why most people...
— Joel Swagman (@JoelswagmanJoel) August 11, 2019
...don't know that Job in the poetry section wasn't nearly as compliant in his fate as the Job you hear about in Sunday School
— Joel Swagman (@JoelswagmanJoel) August 11, 2019
For Christine Hayes's lectures, see HERE.
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