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A-Z: General definitions: Elihu
Definition
An angry young man from the Old Testament who wrongly insisted that the suffering of his 'friend' Job must due to Job's own sin. Job chapters 32 - 37
A 'testament' is a covenant or binding agreement and is a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people). The sacred writings of Judaism (the Hebrew Bible). These also form the first part of the Christian Bible.
Main character in the Old Testament Book of Job. He experiences extreme hardship but remains faithful to God.
Disobedience to the known will of God. According to Christian theology human beings have displayed a pre-disposition to sin since the Fall of Humankind.
A great debate on why, if God is just and good, he allows innocent people to suffer (theodicy); recognised as a literary masterpiece for the wealth and energy of its language and the power of its thought
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