Job's Lament

How to Understand

Authors

  • Yung Suk Kim Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia

Abstract

The suffering of Job is unspeakable, and his friends fail to minister to him, attempting to persuade him with words of empty theology. God, however, acknowledges Job and his case while not giving an answer about why he suffers. Overall, God’s testing of Job seems too cruel for any lesson. On Job’s end, he needs to move away from the traditional theology of reward and punishment and seek God’s presence and comfort. Theologizing every human experience may prove hollow.

Author Biography

Yung Suk Kim, Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia

Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity

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Published

2023-03-14