Job and the Disruption of Identity

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 Bibliography