Job - 'îyôbh' (Hebrew)

He is the protagonist of the Book of Job in the Old Testament. According to the Book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament, he is counted among the three representative righteous people along with Noah and Daniel (14:14, 20). In the Book of Job, Job was a righteous man, but he was tempted by Satan, lost all his possessions, his family, and his health, and cursed his own life. In response, Job's friends advise him to repent, saying that his misfortune is the result of sin. However, Job is further troubled by his friends' common-sense persuasion based on the idea of ​​retribution, and he searches for the source of God's righteousness. This anguish reflects that of the Jewish people, who were exiled from their country and dispersed.

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"Motifs in the Book of Job" by Yoshiki Nakazawa (1978, Yamamoto Shoten)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

『旧約聖書』の「ヨブ記」の主人公。旧約の「エゼキエル書」によれば、彼はノアおよびダニエルと並ぶ3人の義人の代表者に数えられる（14章14、20節）。そして「ヨブ記」において、彼は義人であったが、サタンの試みにあい、すべての財産、家庭および健康を失い、自己の生を呪(のろ)う。これに対しヨブの友人たちは、彼の不幸が罪の結果であり、彼に悔い改めを忠告する。しかし彼は、友人の、応報観に根ざした常識的な説得にいっそう苦悩し、神の義がどこにあるかを模索する。このような苦悩は、亡国離散の民ユダヤ人のそれを反映する。

［定形日佐雄］

『中沢洽樹著『ヨブ記のモチーフ』（1978・山本書店）』

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