Contents
Preface
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Introduction Finding our way through the book of Job
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The prologue The Lord and his servant (1:1—2:13)
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The dialogues Job’s opening soliloquy (3:1–26) The first cycle (4:1—14:22) The second cycle (15:1—21:34) The third cycle (22:1—27:23) Job’s concluding speeches (28:1—31:40) Elihu the Buzite (32:1—37:24)
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The divine verdict The theophany and creation speeches of the Lord The Lord’s first speech (38:1—40:5) The Lord’s second speech (40:6—42:6)
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The epilogue Job’s happy ending (42:7—17)
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Conclusion The faithful God and the faith that endures
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