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The Profile of Satan in the Prologue of Job: Traces in favor of Traditional Exegesis: Traces in favor of Traditional Interpretation

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Boskamp Ulloa, Karl Günther·2025·Revista Theologika

DOI 10.17162/rb23r272

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Abstract

This article reconsiders the role of the Satan in the prologue of the Book of Job in light of the traditional interpretation, which sees this figure as a real adversary with ontological depth. While modern scholarship often portrays him as a neutral or subordinate celestial figure, such readings may rest on assumptions not fully grounded in the text. Through close textual, narrative and theological analysis, the study proposes that Satan plays a central role in a cosmic conflict, acting as an accuser who tests the integrity of the righteous and raises implicit questions about divine justice. By situating the prologue within wisdom literature and the broader biblical canon, the article seeks to contribute to a deeper theological reading of this complex figure.

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The article argues that Job’s prologue supports a traditional reading of the Satan as a real, malevolent adversary with ontological depth in a cosmic conflict, not merely a neutral heavenly prosecutor. Through lexical, narrative, and canonical analysis, it finds the Satan’s posture, speech, and actions align with later biblical portrayals of Satan as accuser, usurper, and destroyer.

Key findings

The Hebrew root שטן occurs 33 times in the OT, with 14 occurrences in Job’s prologue according to the article (listed as Job 1:6, 7, 8, 9, 12; 2:1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7); the title “the Adversary” presupposes prior conflict.
The “sons of God” are created celestial beings, not polytheistic gods; the particle גם in 1:6 and 2:1 marks the Satan as anomalous/intruder, and the verb יצב with על can connote opposition/resistance.
The Satan’s words and actions are adversarial: he questions Job’s motives (1:9), accuses God of hedging Job (1:10), incites God to destroy Job “without cause” (2:3), and orchestrates fire, wind, and disease (1:16, 19; 2:7), counterfeiting divine authority.
The prologue’s conflict concerns divine justice and disinterested piety; the article concludes the traditional view is textually grounded and that Job’s Satan can be identified with the NT Satan.

Methods

Close textual, narrative, and theological analysis of Job 1–2, with attention to Hebrew lexicography, syntax, discourse markers, and ancient versions (G, V, T, S).
Canonical/intertextual comparison with OT and NT passages (e.g., Zech 3, 1 Chr 21, Ps 109, Rev 12, and NT Satan texts).
No empirical sample; it is an exegetical/theological article.

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The paper states that detailed discussion of the Ancient Near Eastern divine-council/polytheism question is beyond its scope; it also notes that Job does not explicitly mention a previous fall or call Satan a demon, and that the saying “skin for skin” remains somewhat obscure.
Evident from the text: the argument is exegetical/theological rather than empirical, and the article’s stated 14 occurrences in Job’s prologue do not match the 11 references it lists.

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“However, all other versions support the MT.112”
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“In this context the heavenly beings are presented as those who possess some governing authority with respect to what happens on earth.24”
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“(2) he is opposed to God (Job 1-2; Zech 3:1-2);”
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“However, that possible authority or involvement in human affairs remains fully subordinate to the supreme authority of YHWH.”
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“The following analysis supports the view that the OT already contains all the essential features of the Satan depicted in the NT: (1) it is the designation given to a supernatural being who acts in the heavenly and earthly realm (Job 1-2; Zech 3:1);”
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“In Job 1:8, the presence of the preposition ‫,על‬ combined with the accusatory tone of the passage and the surrounding vocabulary of opposition (e.g., ‫על-יהוה‬ ‫;להתיצב‬ ‫,)שטן‬ suggests that the Satan's attention toward Job is not benign, but adversarial and premeditated.”
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“Through close textual, narrative and theological analysis, the study proposes that Satan plays a central role in a cosmic conflict, acting as an accuser who tests the integrity of the righteous and raises implicit questions about divine justice.”
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“All this fits well with the traditional idea that the Satan was initially a perfect and prominent angel who later rebelled”
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“Through close textual, narrative and theological analysis, the study proposes that Satan plays a central role in a cosmic conflict, acting as an accuser who tests the integrity of the righteous and raises implicit questions about divine justice.”
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  “Particular attention is given to how the prologue reflects a cosmic conflict, in which the integrity of the righteous and the justice of God are tested.”
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“Otherness is also highlighted by the spatial fact that the Satan is the only one who arrives and leaves God's presence.”
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“The root ‫שטן‬ occurs 33 times in the OT, 14 of which occur in the prologue of Job in allusion to this character (Job 1:6, 7, 8, 9, 12; 2:1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7).”
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“Although the text of Job does not explicitly mentions a previous fall nor does it call him a demon, many have read in his actions an essential hostility towards God and the human being, consistent with the later characterization of Satan in texts such as Zechariah 3, Revelation 12 or the New Testament in general.”
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“There, he is said to be engaged in a continuous activity, though the nature of this task”
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“The text does not specify where the other sons of God come from, but it clearly states that he comes from the earth ‫,)בארץ(‬ 73 a detail reiterated in 2:2.”
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“The second meeting of the council is presented in the same terms as the first (cf.2:1-3 with 1:6 8).110”
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“he does not speak of himself as”
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“Job lost everything he had at a stroke, but he remained safe and unharmed, those were things external to him and he did not yet experience the pain in the flesh.”
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“The first attack is not random-it takes place during a feast held in the house of the firstborn son, a detail emphasized twice (vv.13 and 18).”
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“But unlike Job he is not described by the narrator's voice, except by his nickname or designation,”
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“It may be striking that in addressing God he does not use the formal language associated with court etiquette: he does not address God as”
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“The phrase ‫על-יהוה‬ ‫להתיצב‬ is repeated twice in this verse, the second occurrence being applied specifically to the Satan.”
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“The Satan is the second-round character in the narrative besides Job.”
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“The conjunctive adverb ‫אולם‬ strongly contravenes the previous statement and highlights the one that follows.134”
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“Particularly in the book of Job, Satan is clearly portrayed with a gloomy character, 61 and neither is he a benign opponent in Zechariah, 62 where he is also commended to divine judgment (3:2).”
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“it would give the impression that he attends the celestial council as if he were a representative or ruler”
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“This article reconsiders the role of the Satan in the prologue of the Book of Job in light of the traditional interpretation, which sees this figure as a real adversary with ontological depth.”
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  “In this regard, the article refers to the Satan of Job as a character with ontological depth-that is, a personal and active being whose existence is presumed within the theological world of the text and whose role aligns with later portrayals of Satan as adversary and accuser.”
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“The Satan's provenance and the tone of his response could indicate that he considers the earth as his place, perhaps his rightful domain.”
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“I would argue, however, that this role is already clearly defined in Job, as indicated by several details-discussed below-that portray him as a malevolent being.”
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“(5) he acts as a deceiver, tempter, or instigator of evil (1 Chr 21:1), capable of using natural and human agents to accomplish his purposes (Job 1:13-19; 2:7).”
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“The tone of his reply also suggests a certain boastfulness-an assertion of his freedom to roam the earth.”
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“Although the book of Job does not elaborate on this background, it leaves room for such a presupposition to arise naturally.”
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“The main implication of this reading is that what motivates the council meeting is a questioning of God himself by some of its members, a questioning for which the Satan becomes the spokesperson.”
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“All biblical imagery points to judgment as the most important function of the heavenly council.”
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“In other words, the heavenly council is, in some way, involved in the conflict.”
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“the Satan is an angel or a heavenly being who integrates the heavenly council.”
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“For their part, all the biblical images of the heavenly council are strictly monotheistic, and the book of Job is no exception.21”
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“God initiates the dialogue with a question-not out of ignorance, but as a summons for a subordinate creature to account for his actions.”
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“Rather, he appears as someone who has already defined himself as an adversary and whose character has already been morally perverted.”
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“Thus, his visit is no longer seen as natural, and his entrance is marked as a discordant note.”
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“This designation presupposes some prior conflict that led to his being called by that name.”
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“God introduces the subject of the heavenly council with a question addressed directly to the Satan, one that already carries a tone of confrontation”
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“The entry of the Satan introduces a discordant or provocative voice within the council, not because the other members are openly rebellious, but because his challenge crystallizes a latent tension present in the assembly.”
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“Particularly in the book of Job, Satan is clearly portrayed with a gloomy character, 61 and neither is he a benign opponent in Zechariah, 62 where he is also commended to divine judgment (3:2).”
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“Although Satan's response is vague, it clearly portrays him as actively operating within the world.”
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“As a result, Job's possessions have increased abundantly ‫,)פרץ(‬ 97 implying excess.”
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“From all this data, the book of Job is positioned as one of the books of the Bible that most exposes the role and character of God's adversary.”
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“The context seems to support the TM.”
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“Elsewhere in the OT, divine protection is often mediated by angels.95”
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“In doing so, the Satan also usurps a divine prerogativethe ability to discern the intentions of the heart (cf. 1 Sam 16:7; Ps 139).”
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“The human being may have many things, but above all, and ultimately, he has himself”
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“Dhorme also suggests that the Satan in speaking of the skin is pointing out that the first test was only external and superficial, which is why he later asks to afflict Job in”
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“The image may evoke a vinedresser fencing his vineyard to keep others from taking its fruit (cf.Job 19:8; Lam 3:7, 9; Hos 2:8).”
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“The restriction imposed by God not to touch Job, argues the Satan, prevents one from seeing the true nature of his obedience.”
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“The first traits of his true nature emerge in his dialogue with God: his distorted judgment of Job's motives reveals his opposition to divine evaluation and his disbelief in genuine righteousness.”
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“The previous test did not bring Job down, but neither was it thorough enough.”
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“In this passage, God not only acknowledges Job's holiness, but also the injustice committed against him, just to demonstrate the sincerity of his goodness.126”
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“Whereas the conditional ‫אם‬ is emphatic, 104 the formula ‫אם-לא‬ is a mode of absolute assertion.105”
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“His power to imitate divine actions-sending fire from heaven (1:16), raising a great wind (1:19), and striking with disease (2:7)-evokes the image of a being who counterfeits divine authority.”
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“Thus, when God asks, he reveals and anticipates the true reason for the Satan's presence-to bring accusations concerning Job and his household.”
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“If, as with other cases, it is the narrator's intention to build his story on the background of Genesis, ‫עור‬ could evoke Gen3:21.133”
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“Yet in this second accusation, the Satan subtly challenges God's justice.”
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“The adverb ‫עוד‬ together with the predicative participle emphasizes the continuation of a process.116”
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“The repetition of this phrase marks an emphasis by pointing out that the conflict between God and his creatures has reached a new level of intensity and that the main opponent is in fact the Satan.”
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“Job's story thus becomes a lens through which the cosmic conflict is illuminatednot simply as a battle of power, but as a profound examination of divine justice and human integrity.”
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“The Satan is shown to be completely confident of his hypothesis.”
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“He implicitly questions the moral coherence of God's government.”
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“Fourth, the Satan's accusations target not only human righteousness but divine justice itself.”
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“His ability to question the motives of the righteous and propose their destruction reflects not a detached prosecutor, but a hostile and violent agent.”
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“At the same time the expressions”
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“While he operates within limits established by God, he is portrayed as cunning and subversive-capable of inciting God to act according to his suggestions (1:11; 2:5), manipulating divine permission for destructive purposes.”
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“Right from the start, the Satan is portrayed as the antagonist, a rival of humanity who seeks to prove that humans are not truly good and deserve no divine praise.138”
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“The Satan knew these celebrations stirred Job's sensitivity and spiritual concern.”
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“Second, the Satan is depicted as a celestial being whose distinctive traits are gradually revealed throughout the narrative.”
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In the paper
“Yet the Satan is allowed to go further, afflicting Job with a rare and debilitating disease, seemingly tailored to break his spirit and isolate him from his loved ones.”
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“Thus, the divine-human relationship is recast as transactional 90 -Job loves the gifts, not the Giver-a fact that will be proven if the blessings are withdrawn.91”
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“These features, along with his apparent dominion over the earth (1:7; 2:2), align closely with later biblical portrayals of Satan as the usurper and deceiver, and underscore his ontological distinction as a 147.Moses,”
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“Clines rightly observes that the proposition is cruel and unnatural, and the prediction is malicious speculation.108”
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“He is far from being, as some would like to conclude from the text, a minister of God with an official position in the divine court: a kind of bailiff or divine prosecutor.He acts on his own impulse, driven by the desire, as the following verses show and as his name indicates, to present before God complaints and accusations against men whom he hates.146”
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  cites Brates, 'Job', 461
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“In such a context, divine protection and prosperity are expected (cf.Ps 33:18; 34:7-9; 115:13; Prov 22:4; 14:26-27; Eccl 7:18).”
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“This cosmic conflict not only contextualizes Job's trials, but also provides a broader theological backdrop.”
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“This subtle linguistic marker underscores his participation not as routine or expected, but as exceptional and disruptive-an intruder in the divine court.”
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“Job enjoys the very blessings promised in Deuteronomy to those who fear God and keep his covenant.98”
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“His critique implicitly questions the covenant itself and the moral structure it upholds.”
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“Beyond being the adversary in the narrative, his character is consistently presented as malicious and misanthropic.139”
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“On the other hand, Gordis suggests that the phrase connotes Satan's insolence and rebellion against his Master.113”
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“The Satan challenges God's righteousness in His relationship with His creatures-beginning with Job and his family-while God aims to unveil the true character of the Adversary and expose the emptiness of his accusations before the heavenly assembly”
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“At the conclusion of the two trials of the prologue, and the confirmation of the faithfulness of the servant Job, it becomes evident that the Satan's accusations were maliciously motivated.”
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“Moreover, in predicting that Job will be able to curse God, the Satan shifts the center of gravity from deeds to words.”
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“Such an attitude cannot be in tune with the divine spirit.”
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“The most devastating blow, undoubtedly, is the death of his children, intensified by Job's inability to intercede for them through the usual sacrifices and purification rites.”
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“The Satan is supremely confident that by stripping Job of all his possessions he will become blatantly ungodly and immediately commit the most grievous sin.”
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“In other words, human selfishness is capable of giving up anything in exchange for saving one's own skin.130”
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“But this character is not only an adversary of men.His hostility is evident also, and mainly, towards God.”
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“In his first question, he does not deny Job's piety but casts doubt on its motivation.”
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“Without proper understanding of Satan's boldness and callous brilliance, great enough to challenge the Lord in His own court and viciously attack His creatures, many people have erroneously charged God with Satan's actions and developed theologies that justify their thinking”
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“Finally, the heart of the prologue's conflict centers not merely on divine sovereignty, but on the nature of God's character and the authenticity of the covenantal relationship between God and humanity.”
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“Third, the Satan's presence in the heavenly council, introduced with the particle ‫גם‬ (”
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“At this point, the Satan no longer resembles a neutral prosecutor seeking truth, but a malevolent figure who incites his victim to sin in order to create the grounds for punishment 142 -a Machiavellian adversary, 143 calculated and relentless.”
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“As for his words, he is shown with the imposture of a wise, measured, precise and calculating man with a tone of reproach”
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“Though he appears among the”
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“… it is not clear that the Satan in this prologue is as innocuous as the defenders of the 'demonic-in-Yahweh' theory suggest.There is also something sinister about the eagerness of the Satan to destroy Job”
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“He raised only slanderous and infamous accusations putting the verdict before the evidence.147”
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“By this point in the narrative, the level of conflict is clear: it is not merely a wager, but a cosmic confrontation.”
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“This title, together with the presentation of the”
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“This accusatory role introduces a deeper theological tension, elevating the drama of Job beyond individual suffering to a cosmic interrogation of justice and divine integrity.”
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“In sum, the analysis of the prologue of Job shows that a reading compatible with the traditional view-one that situates the Satan within a real theological conflict-is not only possible but textually grounded and theologically meaningful.”
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“The Satan laments his inability to penetrate Job's life; had there been a breach, he would have exploited it.”
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“He implies that Job's integrity may mask self-interest.”
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“This would suggest a more general observation about the human being, while the MT specifies more about Job.”
§ THE PROFILE OF THE SATAN IN THE PROLOGUE OF JOB: TRACES IN FAVOR OF TRADITIONAL INTERPRETATION > ‫לאיש‬ ‫אשר‬ ‫וכל‬
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The biblical canon forms a coherent theological unity such that later New Testament portrayals of Satan can legitimately illuminate the Satan in Job.
“By situating the prologue within wisdom literature and the broader biblical canon, the article seeks to contribute to a deeper theological reading of this complex figure.”
“While open to literary and historical insights, the approach prioritizes a close reading of the text itself, seeking to trace thematic and theological continuity within the biblical canon.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The Hebrew text of Job's prologue as preserved is sufficiently reliable for the close lexical and narrative analysis on which the conclusions depend.
“Through close textual, narrative and theological analysis, the study proposes that Satan plays a central role in a cosmic conflict, acting as an accuser who tests the integrity of the righteous and raises implicit questions about divine justice.”
“While open to literary and historical insights, the approach prioritizes a close reading of the text itself, seeking to trace thematic and theological continuity within the biblical canon.”
The authors state this as an assumption.
Satan knew of Job because he had traversed the earth.
“Since the Satan has traversed the earth, it is reasonable to assume that he knew of Job.”
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The narrator intended the repetition of the phrase להתיצב על-יהוה in Job 2:1.
“an intentionality on the part of the narrator must be assumed.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The Joban prologue is a coherent narrative in which the Satan's words and actions reliably reveal his character.
“But unlike Job he is not described by the narrator's voice, except by his nickname or designation,”
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The Hebrew text and the translations/versions used in the analysis accurately convey the original wording and meaning.
“The conjunctive adverb ‫אולם‬ strongly contravenes the previous statement and highlights the one that follows.134”
The paper relies on this without support.
The narrative's theological meaning can be determined by literary analysis of the prologue.
“In sum, the analysis of the prologue of Job shows that a reading compatible with the traditional view-one that situates the Satan within a real theological conflict-is not only possible but textually grounded and theologically meaningful.”

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V says quadam autem die ("one day") in 1:6 and factum est autem cum quadam die ("it happened another day") in 2:1. Among the commentators who go in this direction: Duhm, Das Buch Hiob, 6; Édouard Dhorme, A Commentary on the Book of Job (trans. by H. Knight; Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1984), 5;
G translates καὶ ὡς ἐγένετο ἡ ἡμέρα ("and when the day came") y ἐγένετο δὲ ὡς ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη ("but when the day came") respectively, implying that these are specific days. S translates according to the TM ‫ܝܘ�ܡܐ‬ ‫ܘܗܘܐ‬ ("and the day came to pass"). T goes a step further and interprets that the first council met on the first day of the year and the second on the day of atonement. His translation ‫דינא‪is‬‬ ‫יום‬ ‫והוה‬ ‫ׁשתא‬ ‫בריׁש‬ ("and the day of judgment came to pass at the beginning of the year"; 1:6) and ‫סורחניא‬ ‫ׁשבוק‬ ‫יום‬ ‫רבא‬ ‫דינא‬ ‫יום‬ ‫והוה‬ ("and the day of great judgment came to pass, even the day of the remission of sins"). In favor of a specific day: Raši, "Rashi on Job 1:6", Sefaria; Abraham Ibn Ezra, El comentario de Abraham Ibn Ezra al libro de Job (critical edition, translation and introductory study by Mariano Gómez Aranda; Madrid: CSIC, 2004), 12;
Charles J. Ball, The Book of Job (ed. rev.; Oxford: Clarendon, 1922), 101;
Otto Zöckler, "The Book of Job. Theologically and Homiletically Expounded", in Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical (ed. by John Peter Lange, trans. from German and ed. by Philip Schaff; Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1976), 54;
Caesar cites the following works: Adolphe Lods, "Les origines de la figure de Satan", in Melanges syriens offerts a Monsieur Rene Dussaud (vol. 2; Paris: Geuthner, 1939), 649-660;
Peggy Lynne Day, An Adversary in Heaven: Satan in the Hebrew Bible (HSM 43, ed. por Frank Moore Cross; Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1988), 13.
Lael O. Caesar, "Job," in Andrews Bible Commentary, ed. Ángel Manuel Rodríguez (Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 2020), 625.
Vicchio, The Book of Job, 51. For example, in Gen 23:10 it is used to highlight the figure of Ephron among ‫)בתוך(‬ the sons of Heth and in 42:5 the figure of the sons of Israel among ‫)בתוך(‬ those who went to Egypt to look for food. Other examples could be Gen 18:24.26; 40:20; Num 1:49; 2:17; 3:12; 4:2, 18; 8:6; among many others.
Dhorme, A Commentary on the Book of Job, 8. 100. This is a common expression in the Old Testament. Cf. for example Gen 22:10, 12; 37:22; Exod 3:20; 9:15; Deut 25:11; Jdg 3:21; 15:15; Ps 55:21; among others. 101. Alonso, Diccionario bíblico hebreo-español, s.v. ‫."נגע"‬ 102. So de León, Exposición del libro de Job, 29;
Dillmann, Hiob, 10; Duhm, Das Buch Hiob, 8; Seow, Job 1-21, 276. 103. Francis I. Andersen, Job: An Introduction and Commentary (Leicester: Inter-Varsity, 1977), 85; too Clines, Job 1-20, 26 (who adds peremptory). 104. Gordis, The Book of Job, 15. 105. Dhorme, A Commentary on the Book of Job, 8. This formula adds a nuance of certainty or security to an affirmation. Cf. Job 9:24; 17:2; 22:20; 30:25; 31:20, 31,
Duhm, Das Buch Hiob, 8. 106. Tur-Sinai points out that in the poetic section of the book the expression occurs interchangeably with ‫אל)51:31‬ ,(21:31 ;6:28) ‫)על‬ or 16:8) ‫)ב‬ without any discernible change in meaning (The Book of Job, 13). 107. T translates ‫על-פניך‬ as ‫מימרך‬ ‫באנפי‬ ("before your word"). 108. Clines, Job 1-20, 27. 109. Duhm, Das Buch Hiob, 9. 110. The variations are minor, for example: the second repetition of ‫על-‬ ‫להתיצב‬ ‫יהוה‬ in 2:1; 2:2) ‫מזה‬ ‫)אי‬ instead ‫ט)2:2‬ ‫ּׁשֻ‬ ‫מִ‬ ;(1:7( ‫)מאין‬ in defective writing instead of ‫אל-עבדי(3:2‬ ;(1:7) ‫)משוט‬ instead 1:8( ‫.)על-עבדי‬ 111. So Duhm, Das Buch Hiob, 13; Ball, The Book of Job, 111;
Christo H. J. van der Merwe, Jacobus A. Naudé and Jan H. Kroeze, A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar, 2nd ed. (London -New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2017), 385 ( § 40.5). 140. De León, Exposición del libro de Job, 29. 141. Note the fourfold use of ‫:נפל‬ the Sabeans fall, the fire of God falls, the house falls, Job falls to the ground. This was already noted by Ravasi, Giobbe, 299;
Alonso & Sicre, Job, 129. 142. Moses, "'The satan' in Light of the Creation Theology of Job," 26. 143. Caesar, "A Code of Character", 107. 144. Boyd, God at War, 147. 145. Cf. Lael O. Caesar, "The Issue of Suffering: Nine Christian Responses," JATS 10 (1999): 81-87. 146. Brates, "Job", 461 (my translation). He also states that here, "just as in Zechariah and 1 Kings, he has unmistakable features of the serpent of Gen 3." This role of accuser is also assigned to him in the NT. In Rev 12:10 he is called "the accuser of our brothers" because "he accused them day and night" before God.

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Authors: Boskamp Ulloa, K. G.
ORCID: Boskamp Ulloa, Karl Günther
Venue: Revista Theologika
Publisher: Universidad Peruana Union
Published: 2025-09-16
Volume: 40
Issue: 1
Pages: 4-34
ISSN: 1022-5390 (ISSN-L)
2413-2470
DOI: 10.17162/rb23r272
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Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Theology and Philosophy of Evil
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Karl Barth and Christian Theology
Keywords: devil, Book of Job, accusers, cosmic conflict, divine justice, wisdom literature

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The Profile of Satan in the Prologue of Job: Traces in favor of Traditional Exegesis: Traces in favor of Traditional Interpretation

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