Talk:Elihu (biblical figure)

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Aquinas

In Aquinas's commentary, Elihu erred in promising reward in this life, and God's chastisement at the end of Job is directed at Elihu, not Job.

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Latest comment: 5 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion

I did some wikifying, but it still needs a major rewrite. I tried to make it more NPOV, however there are no sources other than the bible cited. Since I don't know the original editor, I cannot vouch for the research and have to assume it is original. Steven Ramos, MDiv. Hopquick 04:48, 29 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for getting things started. Because it looks like no one has commented on this talk page in over ten years, I'm doing some rewriting of the article. Alephb (talk) 11:00, 6 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

21 November, 2018 Doing some research on the 36th chapter of Job, specifically "Who is Elihu". The bottom sentence of the first division under Synopsis of Elihu's Monologues states that "... Chapter's 35.4 are directed at Job and his friends. Elihu is never mentioned again after the end of this speech."

Something is missing in that statement as Chapter 36 also contains comments from Elihu. I believe the first part should probably read "... Chapters 35.4 through 37 are directed at Job...".

I am using the English Standard Version, Lutheran Study Bible and also the Bible Knowledge Commentary, 1985 edition for my reference.

Allen Bennink (email: abennink2105@yahoo.com).2600:100B:B102:4370:A8EF:571D:8EB9:1C22 (talk) 16:27, 21 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Hello Allen, thanks for bringing this to our attention. I've gone ahead and removed those two sentences, but if you want to put in something that makes more sense, please feel free to go for it. Alephb (talk) 03:22, 22 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Anger being aroused for specific reasons vs 'angry young man'

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I think that the reference of Elihu being an 'angry young man' needs to be deleted, because it is clearly misleading. The Bible text clearly states that

"the anger of Elihu ... was kindled" and "He was angry with Job for considering himself rather than God to be in the right" and "He was angry also with the three friends because they had not found a good answer and had not condemned Job"

Clearly, Elihu's anger was kindled for specific reasons, which is different from being an 'angry young man'. I would like to caution introducing modern metaphors like that of a 'rebel without cause' when there is a likelihood that Eluhi's anger may be more in line with 'the wrath of God'.

I also wonder whether there are other authorities who can corroborate the claim of Christopher Boyer. The referenced document is only signed "M. Christopher Boyer 2/3/2019".

Also, how does BobKilcoyne make the connection between "M. Christopher Boyer" as a pastor of a "Good Shepherd Baptist Church"?

Rather than immediately add perspectives like these into the main article, I believe they are better introduced here in the talk section.

Hskoppek (talk) 10:34, 29 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

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