From 7159f60a72e66c6b1ade295be87786ac25352dd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Scott-Clary Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 22:45:07 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- writing/3/unknown-things/iyov/1-framing-devices.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/writing/3/unknown-things/iyov/1-framing-devices.md b/writing/3/unknown-things/iyov/1-framing-devices.md index d7fe9904..7e9869a9 100644 --- a/writing/3/unknown-things/iyov/1-framing-devices.md +++ b/writing/3/unknown-things/iyov/1-framing-devices.md @@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ Even in a grounded, Jahwist, immediate and physical view of God (He is, after al And if He does not exist? The folktale and the book as a whole do not depend on the existence of God in their interpretation. They still work to repudiate the idea that, if bad things happen to you, it is because you're a bad person. -These interpretations are doing a lot of work, however. They accept at face value Job's capitulation in chapter 40, where, after being thoroughly excoriated by no less than God Himself, he says, "Look, I am worthless. What can I say back to You?" (Job 40:4, Alter) and "I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but will proceed no further." (Job 40:5, NRSV)[^1versions] +These interpretations are doing a lot of heavy lifting, however. They accept at face value Job's capitulation in chapter 40, where, after being thoroughly excoriated by no less than God Himself, he says, "Look, I am worthless. What can I say back to You?" (Job 40:4, Alter) and "I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but will proceed no further." (Job 40:5, NRSV)[^1versions] + +Who can blame Job? God is quite frankly terrifying. No matter how strongly I might call God to account, I strongly suspect that I, too, would fall flat on my face and do what I could to have so terrible a gaze move away from me. + + [^1revelation]: I don't care about the book itself, I should add. There is much that falls out of its existence that I care very much about, of course. I care about the way it is used, and while I care about the way that Job is used, I also care about the text, which is not something I can say about Revelation.