EVANGELICAL EXEGETICAL COMMENTARY
JOB
Duane A. Garrett
Job
Evangelical Exegetical Commentary
Copyright 2024 Duane A. Garrett
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Lexham Editorial: Derek R. Brown, Jonathan Gardner, Stephanie K. Juliot
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General Editor
Tremper Longman III
Senior Old Testament Editor
David T. Lamb
Assistant Old Testament Editor
JoAnna M. Hoyt
Senior New Testament Editor
Andreas J. Köstenberger
Assistant New Testament Editor
Benjamin L. Gladd
Previous Commentary Editors
General Editor (2009–2022)
H. Wayne House
Old Testament Editor (2009–2022)
William D. Barrick
New Testament Editor (2009–2020)
W. Hall Harris
Assistant New Testament Editor (2011–2020)
Andrew W. Pitts
Part 1: The Prologue: Job’s Affliction
2:1–13 Job’s Second Affliction
3:1–26 Job Curses the Day of His Birth
4:1–5:27 Eliphaz: I Have Had a Revelation!
6:1–7:21 Job: You Are No Help at All!
8:1–22 Bildad: Listen to the Ancient Sages!
9:1–10:22 Job: Why Are You Crushing Me, God?
11:1–20 Zophar: Job, You Fool, Repent!
12:1–14:22 Job: My Companions Are Useless, and God Is Silent
15:1–35 Eliphaz: You Will Lead People into Wickedness
16:1–17:16 Job in Deepest Despair
18:1–21 Bildad Is Impatient to End This Nonsense
19:1–29 Job, Under Siege, Looks for Vindication
20:1–29 Zophar: Listen to the Sages, You Arrogant Blockhead!
21:1–34 Job: See the World as It Really Is
22:1–30 Eliphaz: You Are a Paradigm of Evil
23:1–24:25 Job: I Have a Case to Make before God!
25:1–6 Bildad: Humans Are Worms
26:1–27:23 Job the Defender of Orthodoxy
28:1–28 “Although There Is a Place for Silver”: An Introduction to the Poem
Part 4: The Three Great Speeches
Part 5: The Epilogue: Job’s Vindication
42:7–9 Job Intercedes for the Three
42:10–17 A Prosperous Family Again
Although all views expressed and any mistakes made in this commentary are my own, I owe a debt of gratitude to many people. First, I am grateful that I was invited to write this commentary by H. Wayne House, and I also appreciate the initial editing of my work done by William D. Barrick. I am also thankful for the careful and detailed review of my work by the current Old Testament editorial team under David T. Lamb and JoAnna M. Hoyt. ...
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About Job“But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?” The book of Job is challenging. Its Hebrew is often obscure, its length and subject matter are intimidating, and its meaning has been debated throughout the history of biblical interpretation. In this commentary, Duane A. Garrett presents a fresh argument for the book’s meaning. Job demonstrates the inability of Wisdom, as a theological tradition, to solve the problem of evil. Without rejecting Wisdom, it shows that only God can truly deal with evil. God’s answer to evil is found only in Christ, who is anticipated in the book of Job. The Evangelical Exegetical Commentary series incorporates the latest in critical biblical scholarship, yet each volume is written from a distinctly evangelical perspective. The authors explore the context and meaning of the biblical books while showing the value and truth of the texts in ancient times and today. These commentaries present historical and literary insights for understanding the text within the Bible’s larger story and applying it to everyday life. |
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