DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH - MR. SANJEEV KUMAR BANSAL

 THE BOOK OF JOB

The Great Debate on the Problem of Suffering

M.A. Final (English) Paper - III

MR. SANJEEV KUMAR BANSAL

ASSISTNAT PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

            The holy Bible contains 66 books in toto. The holy Bible is divided into two Testaments i.e. The Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament contains 39 books whereas the New Testament contains 27 books. This 18th book of the Old Testament of the Bible represents the great debate on the problem of suffering.In this module/lecture/ pdf, sufficient light has been thrown on the different types of the Bibles, on the composition of the Bible, on the structure of the Book of the Job, on the characters with special reference to the traits of Job. It describes the arrival of Job’s three friends. It describes how Job’s three friends started harassing Job through their 11 speeches instead of consoling or in the disguise of consolation. It describes the mental anguish of Job, his retaliation and his reply to the 11 lectures as delivered by his three friends Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar. The book is very much philosophical in nature and expresses the human psychology beautifully. It also develops the art of defending oneself against the accusations by others. In fact, Job’s three friends were quite jealous of Job and were continuously searching for the excuses to accuse Job and unfortunately Job’s three friends got the opportunity to make Job feel belittle. This series of lectures shows the helplessness of an ideal person Job in the cruel world. This book is quite argumentative in nature.

Book of Job first to fourth dialogues MA F SVC Aligarh SKB