Now My Eyes Have Seen You Images of Creation and Evil in the Book of Job

includes index and biblioraphy

1 Speaking what is right The scope of this study The approach taken Is it a unitary work? Varied readings of Job The literary genre of Job The poet`s use of imagery Myth and theology The shape of this study 2 An advocate in heaven? The prose tale Job 9:32-35 Job 16:18-22 Job 19:20-27 The third speech-cycle (chs. 22 - 31) The Elihu speeches (chs. 32 - 37) God and Job (38:1-42:6 The epilogue (42:7-16) General comments 3 The tragic Creator `He also made the stars` The tree of life `Where can wisdom be found?` `The world is charged with the grandeur of God` (chs. 38 - 39) 4 The raging sea Job 3:8 Job 7:12 Job 9 Job 26 Job 28 Job 38 The sea stories in the gospels 5 The shadowlands The significance of Job 3 The womb of the earth The vast reaches of the underworld The powers of darkness 6 Yahweh, Mot and Behemoth God as tormentor How the images relate to each other The figure of Behemoth 7 The ancient prince of hell The scope of the study A note on the prose tale The significance of chapter 3 The significance of the rest of the poetic dialogue The Elihu speech 8 Drawing out Leviathan The challenge (40:25-32; Eng. 41:1-8) Overwhelming fear (41:1-4; Eng. 41:9-12) Description of the monster (41:5-21; Eng. 41:13-29) His habitat (41:22-26; Eng. 41:31-34) The other Leviathan passages General comments 9 The vision glorious Structure Theological issues Job and biblical theology Appendix: Job and Canaanite myth The significance of Ugarit for Old Testament studies The relevance of the Baal sagas Theological significance