Job Samples as Tank Gunnery Performance Predictors

Eaton, Newell K.; Johnson, Jimmy R.; Black, Barbara A.

doi:10.21236/ada100973

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“…The audience relished also other scenes of nature, such as the desert storms, and precepts of proverbial wisdom. 16 Habel also, from the nature of Job's content, mentions ancient Near Eastern prototypes 'which clarify the genre of Job as a whole'. He refers to Sumerian and Babylonian texts with the same basic plot: 'The author of the book of Job, however, has adapted and expanded each component of this plot to highlight the existential complexities and theological paradoxes involved in exploring this plot'.…”

Section: Job As Comedymentioning

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Making a Drama Out of a Crisis? A Consideration of the Book of Job as a Drama

Shelton¹

1999

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

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Has the author of the book of Job made a drama out of a crisis? If so, what type of drama is it, and from which dramatic/theatrical traditions?And what insights does such a reading offer? The book of Job certainly deals with conflict at the very deepest levels of being-and conflict lies at the heart of drama. Moreover, such a reading is supported by a consideration of the book's overarching structure. Dramatic StructureMany scholars see at least two separate parts to the book of Job: a framework, originating as an independent narrative (1-2; 42.7-17), and an extended dialogue in poetic form (3.1-42.6). Habel, however, argues for the structural integrity of Job: taking a literary approach, he describes three 'movements', each of which is a 'poetic dialogue framed by narration', 'each with its own appropriate introduction of key characters'. 1 While generally following Habel's analysis, I would suggest that the structure of the book of Job is essentially dramatic, being divided into three 'acts': * This article was originally written as part of an MTh course at University College, Chester.

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Section: Job As Comedymentioning

confidence: 99%

Making a Drama Out of a Crisis? A Consideration of the Book of Job as a Drama

Shelton¹

1999

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

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“…In some cases the optional hands-on portion of the SQT is not administered because of the demands placed on the units' time and resources, and Eaton, Johnson, & Black (1980) cite evidence that indicates that paper-and-pencil tests are poor predictors of gunnery performance.…”

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confidence: 99%