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Learn how every element of Job is an essential element in the weaving of a literary and theological masterpiece. Examine the enigmatic origins and context of Job, its textual tradition, its complex structural relationships, and keys to its elegant poetry. This volume never loses sight of the big picture or the details. It constantly surveys the progress of Job, unravels the identity of its...

Since Job refuses to acknowledge his sin, claiming, … My doctrine is pure, I am clean in your sight, [O God]. (11:4) it follows that he is a secret sinner. In fact, if only the truth were known, it would no doubt transpire that Job is a worse sinner than anyone suspects: If only God would speak, if only he would open his lips to you, if only he would tell you the secrets of his wisdom … you would know that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves. (11:5–6) For all his talk about divine secrets,
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