The book of Job focuses on the suffering of Jon and the associated responses based on the orthodox that Job learned in his life. Tullock mentions that the book of Job also includes some theodicy, which are discussions about the theological problems raised by human suffering. The book of Job has had different interpretations and opinions in regards to how many authors contributed to the book. Traditional interpreters state that one author wrote the book, whereas, some believe the book is a composition piece. Tullock states that these believers of the composition take a stance on which section of the book was written before the other. The stance which Tullock states is the most logical is that “the older prose story of Job was used by the author
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There are two major sections in the book of Job. The first is the description of Job and Satan’s challenge and actions towards Job. These actions include Job’s loss of children and livestock, painful sores, and creating tension between Job and his Wife. After all these actions, Job did not curse God. The majority of the book of Job is the poetic discourse. This section is composed of the frustrations that occur within Job, and he discusses them with three individuals. These individuals are Eliphaz who has visions, Bildad whom is a traditionalist, and Zophar whom is God’s right-hand man. This section of Job follows the pattern of Job’s expression followed by debates and responses from each of the individuals. Each individual has their own interpretation on the complaints of Job. For example, Bildad is a traditionalist, so he tells Job that his sufferings are caused by his children's’ sins. After three rounds of debating, the book ends with Job having health and wealth restored, but the ending of the book caused some traditionalist issues. In order for the story to line up with the orthodoxy, Job is sacrificed for his friends because they misrepresented …show more content…
There are Psalms for times of meditation, despair, worship, and joy. The book of Psalms has a collection of authors, but David was known as the Psalmist due to the psalms he wrote. Tullock mentions that the book of Psalms is similar to a modern church hymnal. Another interesting characteristic about the book is the descriptors of the different periods of Israel’s history. Studies of the book of Psalms have changed in the recent century due to the finding of Canaanite materials. Now scholars state that the psalms are dated at an earlier time. Hermann Gunkel introduced the thought that there are five different types of psalms. These psalms include Communal Laments, Individual Laments, Individual Songs of Thanksgiving, Royal Psalms, and the Hymns of Praise. Some psalms did not fit the five types listed above, and Tullock mentions five other classes. These classes are Songs of Pilgrimage, Community Songs of Thanksgiving, Wisdom Poetry, Torah/Prophetic Liturgies, and Mixed Poems (largest group outside of the five main groups). Due to the size of the book of Psalms, Tullock decided to focus on selected psalms that represent each of the five major types. Psalm 74 is considered a Communal Lament, whereas, Psalms 22, 51, and 139 are considered to be Individual Laments. Some groups of psalms are used for
There are two major sections in the book of Job. The first is the description of Job and Satan’s challenge and actions towards Job. These actions include Job’s loss of children and livestock, painful sores, and creating tension between Job and his Wife. After all these actions, Job did not curse God. The majority of the book of Job is the poetic discourse. This section is composed of the frustrations that occur within Job, and he discusses them with three individuals. These individuals are Eliphaz who has visions, Bildad whom is a traditionalist, and Zophar whom is God’s right-hand man. This section of Job follows the pattern of Job’s expression followed by debates and responses from each of the individuals. Each individual has their own interpretation on the complaints of Job. For example, Bildad is a traditionalist, so he tells Job that his sufferings are caused by his children's’ sins. After three rounds of debating, the book ends with Job having health and wealth restored, but the ending of the book caused some traditionalist issues. In order for the story to line up with the orthodoxy, Job is sacrificed for his friends because they misrepresented …show more content…
There are Psalms for times of meditation, despair, worship, and joy. The book of Psalms has a collection of authors, but David was known as the Psalmist due to the psalms he wrote. Tullock mentions that the book of Psalms is similar to a modern church hymnal. Another interesting characteristic about the book is the descriptors of the different periods of Israel’s history. Studies of the book of Psalms have changed in the recent century due to the finding of Canaanite materials. Now scholars state that the psalms are dated at an earlier time. Hermann Gunkel introduced the thought that there are five different types of psalms. These psalms include Communal Laments, Individual Laments, Individual Songs of Thanksgiving, Royal Psalms, and the Hymns of Praise. Some psalms did not fit the five types listed above, and Tullock mentions five other classes. These classes are Songs of Pilgrimage, Community Songs of Thanksgiving, Wisdom Poetry, Torah/Prophetic Liturgies, and Mixed Poems (largest group outside of the five main groups). Due to the size of the book of Psalms, Tullock decided to focus on selected psalms that represent each of the five major types. Psalm 74 is considered a Communal Lament, whereas, Psalms 22, 51, and 139 are considered to be Individual Laments. Some groups of psalms are used for