Dramas of the Bible
Subtitle: a literary interpretation of the book of Job and the Song of Solomon
By: by John S. Flory ...
Publisher: The Stratford company
Published: 1923
Place of publication: Boston, MA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Copyright date: 1923-08-29
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Job -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. O.T. Song of Solomon -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Notes: **Copyright Status**: public domain.
**Copyright Evidence**
 - ©Stratford Company (A752800). [Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1923][1] - Page 821.
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Table of contents: title: Page
label: Section; title: 9
label: The Book of Job; title: 9
label: Preface; title: 11
label: Introduction; label: Authorship of the book; label: Who was Job?; label: Where was the land of Uz?; label: Eliphaz; label: Tema; label: Bildad; label: Shuah; label: Zophar; label: Naama; label: Who is Elihu?; label: The life portrayed; label: The religion of the poem; label: The age that produced it; label: Literary form of the book; label: The general divisions; title: 25
label: The Prologue; title: 39
label: Act I: The First Cycle of Discussion; title: 65
label: Act II: The Second Cycle of Discussion; label: The discussion resumed; label: Eliphaz taunts Job for pretended wisdom; label: He boasts his knowledge of ancient culture; label: Job scorns the message of his friend; label: His miserable plight; label: Job in tears; label: He appeals his cause to God; label: His heart yearns for friendship; label: Is disappointed in his friends; label: Bildad misconstrues Job's words; label: Delineates the career of the godless man; label: His unrelenting severity; label: Job scorns the proffered advice; label: He feels himself misunderstood by both his friends and God; label: A picture of moral depravity; label: Job at the brink of despair; label: He must vindicate himself by leaving a record of his life; label: I know that my redeemer liveth; label: Job asserts his dignity; label: Zophar's sharp rebuke; label: His heartless creed; label: His utter failure to understand Job; label: Job's calm dignity; label: He refutes his opponents; label: He explains God's plan of ruling the world; title: 88
label: Act III: The Third Cycle of Discussion; label: The question still unsettled; label: Eliphaz produces new charges against Job; label: A victim of his own theories; label: The fine elevation of his closing words; label: Job bewails God's withdrawal from him; label: His bewilderment; label: His wish for a court of justice to which he could appeal; label: Job argues from experience; label: Bildad's vindication of God's providence; label: His narrow views; label: Job's sharp retort; label: He refutes Bildad; label: He maintains his integrity; label: Zophar's lost speech; label: The chorus; label: Its purpose; label: The presentation; label: Where shall wisdom be found?; label: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; label: Job a prince of God; label: He reviews his career; label: Longs for former prosperity and happiness; label: Takes an inventory of his life; label: His masterly vindication of his course; title: 119
label: Act IV: Elihu's Intervention; label: Elihu's speech; label: Its relation to the rest of the drama; label: Who is Elihu?; label: He explains his presence; label: He arraigns Job; label: Convicts him of sin; label: Explains how God reveals himself to men; label: Misquotes Job's words; label: Loses his way in his argument; label: Convicts Job of folly and impiety; label: He classifies mankind; label: His obscure reasoning; label: Ends his speech with a poem; label: His nature poety; label: The trend of his argument; title: 143
label: Act V: The Reconciliation; label: Many tangled threads of discussion; label: Purpose of the delayed action; label: God's speech from the whirlwind; label: Simplicity of the message; label: Job is led to discover the truth for himself; label: All phases of the creative act lead back to God; label: Job's place among created beings; label: His relation to the divine plan; label: His understanding of God's providence; label: His confession of mistakes; label: His reconciliation with God; title: 160
label: The Epilogue; label: Form of the epilogue; label: Its purpose; label: Job's relation to his friends; label: A priest of God; label: His final prosperity; title: 165
label: The Song of Solomon; title: 165
label: Introduction; label: Famous songs of the Bible; label: How the Song of Songs is related to Solomon; label: Time of the poem; label: Its form; label: Its meaning; label: Method of interpretation; title: 169
label: Scene I: Royal Lovemaking; label: Setting of the drama; label: The characters; label: Frankness of the language; label: The chorus; label: The dialogue; label: Royal lovemaking; label: Who is the Shulammite?; title: 177
label: Scene II: Reminiscence of a Royal Courtship; label: Love in a cottage; label: A royal serenade; label: Love and duty; label: A troubled dream; label: In quest of him whom my soul loveth; title: 181
label: Scene III: A Bridal Procession and Royal Espousals; label: The bridal procession; label: The citizens of Jerusalem; label: The daughters of Zion; label: Royal wooing; label: Pledges of espousal; title: 187
label: Scene IV: Misgivings and Confidences of Wedded Love; label: "I was asleep but my heart waked"; label: The dream related; label: The charms of a lover; label: "Thou are fair, O my love"; label: Royal distinction; title: 193
label: Scene V: The Lure of Beauty and of Home; label: A choral chant; label: A story from life; label: The dance of Mahanaim; label: Longing for home; label: Idyllic domestic bliss; title: 198
label: Scene VI: The Rewards of Virtue; label: A wish realized; label: Love is strong as death; label: The old hearthstone; label: The family circle; label: Virtue has its rewards; label: The epilogue