Job and the Disruption of Identity: Reading Beyond BarthIntroductionPart I The Problem of Obedience: Barth on JobChapter 1Barth's Job as Both Right and Wrong Chapter 2Obedience as Self-Examination: Barth on the Story of the Rich Man Part II Does Job Fear God for Naught? A Rereading of JobChapter 3The Prose Narrative: Transforming PietyChapter 4The Poem4.1. The Dialogue: Testing Integrity4.2. The Whirlwind Speeches: Encountering Creation Part III God, Job and JusticeChapter 5Calling God to AccountChapter 6An Integrity Beyond the Law Part IV The Disruption and Transformation of the SelfChapter 7The Problem of Obedience RevisitedChapter 8 Epilogue: Self, Society and World Bibliography |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Problem of Obedience Barth on Job | 11 |
Does Job Fear God for Naught? A Rereading of Job | 49 |
God Job and Justice | 117 |
The Disruption and Transformation of the Self | 159 |
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affliction answer arbitrary Barth Barth's commentary Barth's interpretation blessing book of Job C.A. Briggs chapter Christ CLINES commentary on Job concept constitutes context contrast covenantal creation creaturely critique curse decision deeper dimension deeper integrity Deuteronomic Covenant dialectic dialogue disciples discovered disobedience disruption and transformation distinction doctrine of retribution DRIVER-GRAY dynamic election Elihu eschatological reality existence exploration face fear friends fundamental GORDIS HABEL hand hermeneutical historical human identity involves Israel Jesus Job's integrity Job's obedience Job's piety Job's relation Job's singularity Karl Barth meaning nature naught Old Testament phenomenal poem precisely probing problem of evil problem of obedience prologue prophet prose narrative rich righteous role root S.R. Driver Satan Satan's question searching self-examination sense simply socio-symbolic system specifically structure suffering teleology theodicy theological transcendence trial ultimately understanding understood VANGEMEREN Whirlwind speeches wisdom Wisdom literature witness words wrestling Yahweh הוכיח מוכיח ריב