Wisdom in Jung's Answer To Job

Abstract

Contemporary biblical scholarship in its understanding of the nature of lament, and the role and function of wisdom, provides a fresh context in which to view C. G. Jung's psychological commentary on the Book of Job. A brief review of the psychological model Jung used in his commentary on the Book of Job, and the practical implications of this model, is followed by a discussion of Jung's use of "lamentation" and his elaboration of the role of wisdom-an elaboration that expresses concerns similar to those contained in much of today's biblical scholarship.