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J.B. is a 1958 play written in free verse by American playwright and poet Archibald MacLeish, and is a modern-day retelling of the story of the biblical figure Job.The play is about J.B. (a stand-in for Job), a devout millionaire with a happy domestic life whose life is ruined.
The Healer eases Job's suffering offstage, but his real business is with the wife's hypocrisy, brought out as he questions the reason for her behaviour. What he gradually teaches her and the audience is balanced with the mutual incomprehension and comic exchanges between mistress and Nali, who can't see the Healer, and yet speaks the truth ...
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Answer to Job (German: Antwort auf Hiob) is a 1952 book by Carl Jung that addresses the significance of the Book of Job to the "divine drama" of Christianity. It argues that while he submitted to Yahweh 's omnipotence, Job nevertheless proved to be more moral and conscious than God, who tormented him without justification incited by Satan .
The Messengers Tell Job of His Misfortunes: And I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Satan Going Forth from the Presence of the Lord and Job's Charity: Then went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord (based upon Job 2:7) Satan Smiting Job with Boils: And smote Job with sore Boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head
10 In his anger he has cast me down; he has gnashed his teeth upon me: the weapons of his robbers have fallen upon me. 11 He has attacked me with the keen glances of his eyes; with his sharp spear he has smitten me down upon my knees; and they have run upon me with one accord.
The book is told from the standpoint of a poor household pet, a dog self-described by the first sentence of the story: "My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian." The story begins with a description of the dog's life as a puppy and her separation from her mother, which to her was inexplicable.
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