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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
46 39
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)