The Biblical narrative contains numerous examples of ‘righteous sufferers’—men who suffer not as a result of their own sin, but because of and to some extent for the benefit of others.
Thanks for sharing this James. My PhD was a 'missional' reading of Job, which explored some of the texts you've mentioned. Among other themes I think the particular-universal dynamic in the book is really powerful. However, I didn't go into the parallels you look at between Job and Jesus here so there is definitely more for me to think about! I see you are at Tyndale House; I put a copy of my thesis in the library there and they probably have the book version as well. There is a link to a PDF of the thesis in this post of mine: https://timjdavy.substack.com/p/reading-1-john-missionally-a-doctoral
Thanks for sharing this James. My PhD was a 'missional' reading of Job, which explored some of the texts you've mentioned. Among other themes I think the particular-universal dynamic in the book is really powerful. However, I didn't go into the parallels you look at between Job and Jesus here so there is definitely more for me to think about! I see you are at Tyndale House; I put a copy of my thesis in the library there and they probably have the book version as well. There is a link to a PDF of the thesis in this post of mine: https://timjdavy.substack.com/p/reading-1-john-missionally-a-doctoral
Thanks, Tim
Awesome—thanks! Have downloaded and look forward to reading it.