Traumatizing Job

Abstract

Have the authors of the Book of Job traumatized this legendary character's contribution to what scripture says about God by inserting the words “for no reason” (Job 2:3) into the narrative? Is the Book of Job in and of itself a traumatizing witness to what life in relation to God means when the dust settles and the final accounts are tallied? As far as I can see, both questions are legitimate and requisite; neither yields to simple “Yes” or “No” answers.”