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Answer to Job (German: Antwort auf Hiob) is a 1952 book by Carl Jung that addresses the significance of the Book of Job to the "divine drama" of Christianity. It argues that while he submitted to Yahweh's omnipotence, Job nevertheless proved to be more moral and conscious than God, who tormented him without justification under the influence of ...
- Carl Jung
- 1952
Aug 15, 2017 · In Answer to Job, Jung demonstrates his in-depth knowledge of the Bible; however, what makes the book remarkable is the fact that it is a personal and authentic exposition of the subject of human suffering as it relates to the Christian religion.
Nov 14, 2010 · Considered one of Jung's most controversial works, Answer to Job also stands as Jung's most extensive commentary on a biblical text. Here, he confronts the story of the man who challenged God, the man who experienced hell on earth and still did not reject his faith.
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- Carl Jung
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- Princeton University Press
Jan 24, 2012 · Answer to Job by Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961. Publication date 1960 Topics Bible, Religion Publisher New York ; Meridian Books Collection ...
Jung believes Christ is the titular Answer to Job, in that god wanted to become man, and still wants to, in order to comprehend the suffering he inflicted not on merely Job but all of humanity. He typifies God as wrathful, unreliable, injust, and cruel.
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Sep 13, 2013 · Jung perceived in the hidden recesses of the human psyche the cause of a crisis that plagues modern humanity and leaves the individual, like Job, isolated and bewildered in the face of...
Jan 1, 2002 · But there's got to be a better answer to Job's very valid question than that, doesn't there? With wit, passion, and probing analytic insight, Jung finally provides Job with the answer God Himself should have given Job--if only the Almighty could have articulated it.
- Carl Gustav Jung
