Book of Job

Poetical

Division of Old Testament where Job is located

Wisdom

Job is also considered to be this type of literature

Doctrine of Retribution

States goodness results in prosperity and wickedness leads to suffering

monotheistic

difference in Israel's and Ancient Near East's wisdom literature

monotheism

worship of one God

polytheism

worship of more than one God

unknown

Author of Job

wealthy and blameless

Description of Job at beginning of book

Satan

Who caused Job's suffering?

God

Allowed Job to be tested and spoke last in book of Job

three friends

comforted Job

three

Round of speeches by Job's friends

repent

Job's friends thought he needed to do what?

innocence

What Job continually maintained

Elihu

younger person who speaks near end of Job

sin

What Job did not do despite his suffering

Uz

Job's hometown

Edom

Country of Job's hometown

boils

Job's second trial

five

number of poetical books in Old Testament