RT Article
T1 ‘Give the Devil His Due’: The Satanic Agenda and Social Justice in the Book of Job
JF Journal for the study of the Old Testament
VO 37
IS 1
SP 57
OP 66
A1 Aimers, Geoffrey J.
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1777015154
AB In this article the status of the Joban satan is revised in connection to the Divine Wager. The broadened scope of the wager sees a test of Job's and the Friends’ fear of God in the sense of self-conceit about God's will for genuine social justice. Is it obscured by presumption of grace and the ‘Just World’ delusion? The disillusionment of this self-conceit in the God speeches paves the way for repentance and restoration in the Epilogue. Thus the Joban satan is seen as adopting a more central role which is more consistent with that of a primary character. Fear of God, in connection to God's will for social justice, is seen as a major unifying theme in the overall composition.
K1 Just World
K1 presumption of grace
K1 self-conceit
K1 wealth ethics
K1 Fear of God
K1 Test motif
DO 10.1177/0309089212455496