[October 1998 journal entry]
Re the story/character of Job, I am convinced (1) that Job 42:7 is the dramatic/climactic point of the story/play, (2) that the most optimistic interpretation of the ‘scrap heap’ Job’s three close friends is to speculate that they eventually join him in an experience of and search for a new theological paradigm, (3) that my efforts for the past twenty-five years have been to think out spirituality and ethics based on an affirmation of Job’s ‘scrap heap’ thoughts as reliable and compelling.
Re the story/character of Job, I am convinced (1) that Job 42:7 is the dramatic/climactic point of the story/play, (2) that the most optimistic interpretation of the ‘scrap heap’ Job’s three close friends is to speculate that they eventually join him in an experience of and search for a new theological paradigm, (3) that my efforts for the past twenty-five years have been to think out spirituality and ethics based on an affirmation of Job’s ‘scrap heap’ thoughts as reliable and compelling.
