Hiob und sein Anwalt

The study examines the prose sections of the Book of Job and their relationship to the poetic dialogues. The core of the study consists of a detailed critical literary analysis of the prose texts (Job 1,1-2,13; 32,1-5; 42,7-17), complemented by an examination of the poetic texts with related content (especially Job 27-31). The evaluation of the redaction history based on these examinations leads to the conclusion that a redactor combined pre-forms of Job''s dialogue and the narrative to a composite work, and thus formed the image of Job which has determined the history of its reception.