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... 29) Job’s statement in “The First Round” speaks of his desperate search for some notion of absolute justice in religion, after having unreasonable torment inflicted on him. ... However, Job manages to find comfort in the mysteries of religion, while Socrates vows to go as long as he lives in search of a concrete answer.
Jobs argument with God is that he does not, and did not, deserve to be treated the way God has treated him, and Gods argument that Job does not have sufficient knowledge to know what is right or wrong from Gods point of view is not satisfying for us the readers, because we know Gods reasons for bringing ruin to Job -- it is a test; it is a test to win a bet with the devil; and it is not about creating some greater good that this requires
Thinking Jews (such as the author of Job) are unwilling to accept the traditional view of God any longer, because they know God has broken the covenant. ... This is expressed in Job’s rage and in the author’s call for an arbiter. ... To Job might does not necessarily equal right. In the end, Job (and his author) are left with a deeper appreciation of the mysteries of the world. And, as reflected in the rewards God bestows upon Job in “The Legend”, Job’s dissidence was vindicated. ... Unlike Job, Socrates doesn’t accept mystery. ... Socrates goes one step beyond Job, and argues that we ought not to do something only because God commands it. ...
Job realizes that he can’t fully fathom God’s creation. ... In, The Book of Job, God’s actions are (to us) irrational. In the beginning, Job feared God’s power. ... Job thinks that God’s power is defined by strict and perfect adherence to the Covenant. After being subject to God’s torment, Job begins to grapple with God’s mysteries, and the irrational foundations of religion. ... 28) Job wonders why innocent suffering exists. ... Then, why is it that someone as faithful and “pious” as Job is being punished?
In “The Summation,” Job accepts, after his dialogue with God, that he will never be able to understand the so-called “divine economy of the universe. ... He never tells Job why he was tormented, but at the same time He never tells Job he was wrong to question God. In fact, He rewards Job for seeking an explanation, and chastises his friends (in “The Legend) for “not having spoken the truth about him.
Approximate Word count = 2017
Approximate Pages = 8.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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