...interesting book with poetic flare. The book is also considered to be wisdom literature(Hindson & Towns, 2013). The book has no author. It is also uncertain when the book was written but theologians believe the writer preceded Moses (Hindson & Towns, 2013). Some feel the writer could have been Job, Elihu, or a contemporary of Job. The key themes in the book of Job are: death, loyalty to God, pain and suffering, questioning and doubting God, mans status before God, and friendship(Shmoop Editorial Team). The main purpose of the book of Job is to let us know that the Devil cannot harm us unless God allows it. The book of Job shows us to trust God through all situations. The main chracters in the book of Job are Job, his three friends (Eliphaz, Bilidad, and Zophar), Elihu, God, and Satan. The story in the book starts out with Job living a life of prosperity and blessings. He is upright and blamless. He has a wife and wonderful children and all is well for him. Life could not get better. He is so put together that God brags to the heavenly assembly about him. This causes Satan to challenge God about Job’s worthiness. Satan throws God a challenge that if he is allowed to destroy Job’s children and all his possesions that Job will forget all about God. God, trusting Job, gives Satan the go ahead. Satan attacks Job’s family, but Job still does not deny God. Then Satan convinces God to afflict him with sickness. This really affects Job. He does not reject God but, he does want...
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...THE WEST AFRICA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IPAJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA. COURSE TITLE: OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS COURSE CODE: OT 614 COURSE LECTURER: PASTOR AKINOLA TOPIC: BOOK SUMMARY OF “A STUDY OF THE MAJOR AND MINOR PROPHETS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT” by Emmanuel Itapson & George E. Janvier prepared by: AYOBAMIJI JOSEPH OLUWAGUNNA March 2013 CHAPTER 1 It is pertinent to have a good understanding of hermeneutics in order to have a correct content and context concepts in the interpretation of the prophets. Because the Bible is quite uniquely different from all other types of literature – its divine Authorship and inspiration, being the major distinguishing feature and prominent hallmark, the interpretation requires divine guidance. Inspiration is the act of the Holy Spirit in leading a man to record the message of God in written documentary while Interpretation is the act of a man in determining the meaning as intended by God in the original passage and how it applies to us today. Interpretation involves skill, but more critically involves Spirit in keeping to rightness. The grammatico-historical method is generally applicable in Biblical hermeneutics to both basic, broad types of writings contained in Biblical literature. Categorized broadly as prose and poetry. Further insights is gained when there is understanding of the literature type being interpreted. Features of Old Testament prophecy: • Bible...
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