在苦难中历练－《约伯记》中约伯受难的分析

关于《约伯记》中约伯的受难议题，一直是学者们讨论的热点。本文通过分析约伯受难前后的状态，来揭示他的成长过程。在约伯受难之前，他并不是一个完全的义人，他对耶和华的信仰，具有报应论的特征。耶和华故意降灾给约伯，使他在苦难中塑造信仰和品格。在约伯醒悟后，他重新看待自己和世界的关系，他善待女儿，并受到耶和华的鼓励，积极参与到对恶的斗争中去。由此，本文认为，耶和华故意试探约伯，是为了让约伯在苦难中磨炼自己。

關鍵字

《约伯记》；约伯；苦难

並列摘要

The sufferings of Job in the Book of Job have always been a hot topic among researchers. By analyzing Job's state before and after sufferings, this study attempts to reveal his growth process. Before encountering sufferings, Job was not a completely righteous man, and his faith in Yahweh was characterized by the retribution. Yahweh deliberately allowed calamities to befall Job in order to build his faith and character through sufferings. After he came to realize the truth, Job re-examined and corrected his relationship with the world. He treated his daughters with true kindness, and was encouraged by Yahweh to actively participate in the war against evil. Therefore, this study argued that Yahweh deliberately put Job in trials in order to promote him through sufferings.

並列關鍵字

The Book of Job ； Job ； Sufferings

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