Introduction

Part I The Problem of Obedience: Barth on Job
Chapter 1Barth''s Job as Both Right and Wrong
Chapter 2Obedience as Self-Examination: Barth on the Story of the Rich Man

Part II Does Job Fear God for Naught? A Rereading of Job
Chapter 3The Prose Narrative: Transforming Piety
Chapter 4The Poem
4.1. The Dialogue: Testing Integrity
4.2. The Whirlwind Speeches: Encountering Creation

Part III God, Job and Justice
Chapter 5Calling God to Account
Chapter 6An Integrity Beyond the Law

Part IV The Disruption and Transformation of the Self
Chapter 7The Problem of Obedience Revisited
Chapter 8 Epilogue: Self, Society and World

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