Note to players: Description acceptable. Andrew E. Steinmann describes the cyclical nature of speeches given by these people in an essay on the “Structure and Method” of the book they appear in. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name or describe this group of characters who are called “miserable comforters” by a man who commits to “repent in dust and ashes” after being condemned by the young Elihu.
ANSWER: friends of Job [accept descriptions of Job’s friends or the people who talk to Job; accept Eliphaz AND Bildad AND Zophar; prompt on any single one of their names]
[10e] A person with this relation to Job tells him to “curse God and die” when he’s afflicted with a skin condition. After looking back at Sodom and Gomorrah, a person with this relation to Lot is turned into a pillar of salt.
ANSWER: wife [accept Lot’s wife; accept Job’s wife]
[10m] The Book of Job is often grouped with books like Ecclesiastes under books of this concept. According to one scripture, “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of [this concept].”
ANSWER: wisdom
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