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NAB – New American Bible

Douay-Rheims

NRSV - New Revised Standard Version with Apocrypha

King James Version

New International Version

Good News BibleToday’s English Version

Chapter Verses

Acts 2:1-2, 4Acts 2,1-2.4

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CATHOLIC PROTESTANT

Wisdom Books Wisdom Books

Job Job

Psalms (150) Psalms (150)

Proverbs Proverbs

Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs Song of Songs

Wisdom

Sirach

Prophets Prophets

Isaiah Isaiah

Jeremiah Jeremiah

Lamentations Lamentations

Baruch

Ezekiel Ezekiel

Daniel Daniel

Hosea Hosea

Joel Joel

Amos Amos

Obadiah Obadiah

Jonah Jonah

Micah Micah

Nahum Nahum

Habakkuk Habakkuk

Zephaniah Zephaniah

Haggai Haggai

Zechariah Zechariah

Malachi Malachi

CATHOLIC PROTESTANT

Pentateuch Pentateuch

Genesis Genesis

Exodus Exodus

Leviticus Leviticus

Numbers Numbers

Deuteronomy Deuteronomy

Historical Books Historical Books

Joshua Joshua

Judges Judges

Ruth Ruth

I Samuel I Samuel

II Samuel II Samuel

I Kings I Kings

II Kings II Kings

I Chronicles I Chronicles

II Chronicles II Chronicles

Ezra Ezra

Nehemiah Nehemiah

Tobit

Judith

Esther Esther

Maccabees I

Maccabees II

CATHOLIC PROTESTANT

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7 Books Missing

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CATHOLIC PROTESTANT

Wisdom Books Wisdom Books

Job Job

Psalms (150) Psalms (150)

Proverbs Proverbs

Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs Song of Songs

Wisdom

Sirach

Prophets Prophets

Isaiah Isaiah

Jeremiah Jeremiah

Lamentations Lamentations

Baruch

Ezekiel Ezekiel

Daniel Daniel

Hosea Hosea

Joel Joel

Amos Amos

Obadiah Obadiah

Jonah Jonah

Micah Micah

Nahum Nahum

Habakkuk Habakkuk

Zephaniah Zephaniah

Haggai Haggai

Zechariah Zechariah

Malachi Malachi

CATHOLIC PROTESTANT

Pentateuch Pentateuch

Genesis Genesis

Exodus Exodus

Leviticus Leviticus

Numbers Numbers

Deuteronomy Deuteronomy

Historical Books Historical Books

Joshua Joshua

Judges Judges

Ruth Ruth

I Samuel I Samuel

II Samuel II Samuel

I Kings I Kings

II Kings II Kings

I Chronicles I Chronicles

II Chronicles II Chronicles

Ezra Ezra

Nehemiah Nehemiah

Tobit

Judith

Esther Esther

Maccabees I

Maccabees II

CATHOLIC PROTESTANT

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7 Books Missing

Wisdom Books

Job

Psalms (150)

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs

Wisdom

Sirach

STYLE OF WRITING FOR WISDOM LITERATURE

Story telling: JobIn the land of Uz there was a blameless and upright man named Job, who feared God and avoided evil. Seven sons and

three daughters were born to him; and he had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen,

five hundred she-asses, and a great number of work animals, so that he was greater than any of the men of the East.4His

sons used to take turns giving feasts, sending invitations to their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

Wise sayings and Metaphors:

Proverbs Ecclesiastes, Sirach, WisdomHe who walks honestly walks securely, but he whose ways are crooked will fare badly.10He who winks at a fault causes

trouble, but he who frankly reproves promotes peace.11A fountain of life is the mouth of the just, but the mouth of the

wicked conceals violence (Proverbs10:9-11).

Poetry: Song of Songs, PsalmsOn my bed at night I sought him

whom my heart loves-

I sought him but I did not find him.2I will rise then and go about the city;

in the streets and crossings I will seek

Him whom my heart loves.

I sought him but I did not find him. (Song of Songs 3:1-2)

Prayer: PsalmsCleanse me with hyssop, that I may be pure; wash me, make me whiter than snow.10Let me hear sounds of joy and

gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.11Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all my guilt.12A clean heart

create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. (Psalm 51:9-12)

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Arising from the book itself The Hebrew text is corrupt and some passages are practically unintelligible

This makes it a difficult book to translateLiterary problems

It is a prose but differs for the prologue and epilogue, which is narrativeMeaning of the book

It does not seem to answer or deal directly with the questions Job raises

Arising from its social and religious backgroundCultural

Tribal CultureOral traditionShame culture

Religious Comes from Wisdom TeachingThe book draws on legal imagery Lamentations

The book was written 2,500 years ago

The culture is different than our culture

The literary style is part narrative and part prose (Hebrew Poetry)

Major parts of the prose are called Lamentations

The text is part of the Wisdom Books

Job is a pious, upright, and wealthy

Job suffers a sudden and complete reversal of fortune

Job does not curse God

His friends try to help by blaming him for having done something wrong so as to deserve this so he must repent of his wrongdoing

Job maintains his innocence and cannot understand why his afflicted and so rejects his friends’ explanation

Job is allowed to hear an answer from God.

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Good will be rewarded and Evil will be punished

Book of Job challenges this theory

We are shocked when Good suffer and the Evil are rewarded

We want to make God as someone predicable

We want to know how God will and should act.

Act right and God will reward you.

Very Logical but not always the experience

We want to force God’s hand to act they way want him to act

Theory of Retribution

1. The Prologue (1:1-2:13) – There is a wager in heaven and the just Job is

despoiled of everything. Three friends arrive to console him.

2. The Poetic Dialogue (3:1-31.40) – After Job bitterly laments his lot, the three

friends rise to God’s defense, They argue back and forth through three cycles of

speeches until Job ends with a fervent oath of innocence.

3. The Elihu Speeches (32-:1-37:24) – A brash youth interrupts and manages

to say little that is new or helpful.

4. The Yahweh Speeches (38:1-42:6) – Yahweh finally responds in two long

speeches and overwhelms Job into silence

5. Epilogue (42:7-17) – Job’s fortunes are restored and they all live happily ever

after

Outline of Job

1. Prologue: (1:1-2:13)2. Job’s Monologue: Lamentation (3:1-26)3. First Round of Speeches (4:1-14:22)4. Second Round of Speeches (15:1-21:34)5. Third Round of Speeches (22:1-27:21)6. Poem on Wisdom (28:1-28)7. Job’s Monologue: He Rests His Case (29:1-31:37)8. Elihu’s Speeches (32:1-37:24)9. The Yahweh Speeches (38:1-42:6)10.Epilogue (42:7-17)

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Outline of Job

1. Prologue: (1:1-2:13)2.Job’s Monologue: Lamentation (3:1-26)3. First Round of Speeches (4:1-14:22)4.Second Round of Speeches (15:1-21:34)5.Third Round of Speeches (22:1-27:21)6.Poem on Wisdom (28:1-28)7. Job’s Monologue: He Rests His Case (29:1-31:37)8.Elihu’s Speeches (32:1-37:24)9.The Yahweh Speeches (38:1-42:6)10.Epilogue (42:7-17)

Outline of Job - (Part 1)Setting the Scene

1. Prologue: (1:1-2:13)1. Scene one: Earth2.Scene two: Heaven3. Scene three: Earth4.Scene Four: Heaven

2.Job’s Monologue: Lamentation (3:1-26)1. Curse the Day and the Night2.Longs for Death3. Deliver me from God

Outline of Job - (Part 2)

1. Prologue: (1:1-2:13)2. Job’s Monologue: Lamentation (3:1-26)3. First Round of Speeches (4:1-14:22)4.Second Round of Speeches (15:1-21:34)5.Third Round of Speeches (22:1-27:21)6.Poem on Wisdom (28:1-28)7. Job’s Monologue: He Rests His Case (29:1-31:37)8.Elihu’s Speeches (32:1-37:24)9.The Yahweh Speeches (38:1-42:6)10.Epilogue (42:7-17)

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Outline of Job – (Part 2)

1. First Round of Speeches (4:1-14:22)1. Eliphaz’s First Speech2. Job’s Reply to Eliphaz3. Bildad’s First Speech4. Job’s Reply to Bildad5. Zophar’s First Speech6. Job’s Reply to Zophar

2. Second Round of Speeches (15:1-21:34)1. Eliphaz’s Second Speech2. Job’s Reply to Eliphaz3. Bildad’s Second Speech4. Job’s Reply to Bildad5. Zophar’s Second Speech6. Job’s Reply to Zophar

3. Third Round of Speeches (22:1-27:21)1. Eliphaz’s Third Speech2. Job’s Reply to Eliphaz3. Bildad’s Third Speech4. Job’s Final Reply

Outline of Job – Part 3

1. The Poem on Wisdom (28:1-28)2. Job’s Final Summary of His Cause

(29:1-31:40)3. Elihu’s Speeches (32:1-37:24)4. The Lord and Job Meet (38:1-42:6)5. Epilogue - Job’s Restoration

Prologue (1:1-5) Job’s Piety

1. Job is blameless and upright2. Large family and great wealth

(signs of great blessing by God)3. Job offered sacrifices for his family

-just in case they sinned

Fear of the LordNot frightObedience, reverence and awe before GodRight relationship with God

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The Interview Between the Lord and Satan (1:6-12)THE DEAL MADE IN HEAVEN

God points out Job and how good he is.

The Satan claim it is because God has blessed him with much.

The Satan holds that if you take it away from him, he will curse God.

God lets Satan take everything from him but not touch his life

The Satan – The AdversaryAn official court titleHe is not the demonic figure

AccusationHe accuses God of purchasing Job’s faithfulness by giving him good things

People are good when it is easy.

It is easy to be good when things are in the person’s favor.

The First Trial

1. Oxen and donkeys2. Sheep 3. Camels4. House5. Children

Job loses (1:13-19)

Job Reactions (1:20-22)

1. Tore his cloak2. Cut off his hair3. Feel to the ground and worshiped

He did not sin or charge God with wrong

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The Second Interview

The Satan came before the Lord

This interview starts just as the first one didTwo exceptions

1) God states that Job holds fast even when the Satan incites God against him. God admits that he ruined Job for nothing

2) The Satan raises the wager by needing to inflict harm on the body.

God gives the Satan permission to harm his body but not take his life

The Second Trial

The Satan stuck Job with severe boils

He scraped them with a potsherd

His wife asked him“Are you still holding on to your innocence?Curse God and die”

Job’s Three Friends

EliphazBildadZophar

They did not recognize him he suffered so much

For 7 days and nights they sat with him and no one spoke

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Job’s Complaint

Curses the day and night

Prays for darkness

Curses his birth and conception

Longs for death

HomeworkRead Job 1:1-27:21

1. Prologue: (1:1-2:13)2.Job’s Monologue: Lamentation (3:1-26)3.First Round of Speeches (4:1-14:22)4.Second Round of Speeches (15:1-21:34)5.Third Round of Speeches (22:1-27:21)6. Poem on Wisdom (28:1-28)7. Job’s Monologue: He Rests His Case (29:1-31:37)8. Elihu’s Speeches (32:1-37:24)9. The Yahweh Speeches (38:1-42:6)10. Epilogue (42:7-17)

Outline of Job

1. Prologue: (1:1-2:13)2. Job’s Monologue: Lamentation (3:1-26)3. First Round of Speeches (4:1-14:22)4. Second Round of Speeches (15:1-21:34)5. Third Round of Speeches (22:1-27:21)6. Poem on Wisdom (28:1-28)7. Job’s Monologue: He Rests His Case (29:1-31:37)8. Elihu’s Speeches (32:1-37:24)9. The Yahweh Speeches (38:1-42:6)10. Epilogue (42:7-17)

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Outline of Job

1. Prologue: (1:1-2:13)2. Job’s Monologue: Lamentation (3:1-26)3. First Round of Speeches (4:1-14:22)4. Second Round of Speeches (15:1-21:34)5. Third Round of Speeches (22:1-27:21)6. Poem on Wisdom (28:1-28)7. Job’s Monologue: He Rests His Case (29:1-31:37)8. Elihu’s Speeches (32:1-37:24)9. The Yahweh Speeches (38:1-42:6)10. Epilogue (42:7-17)

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