Mark Rutherford’s Deliverance · Character

The Almighty

God as referenced in prayer and theological discussion.

minor

Also known as Himself, thee, thy, thou, thine

First appearance: Notes on the Book of Job

The Almighty's tie to Job is one of the pressures that moves Mark Rutherford’s Deliverance—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The Almighty is depicted as incomprehensible, the maker of the constellations, who holds both cheat and victim in His hand and performs the thing appointed.

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With Job (psychological): Job's relationship with the Almighty is one of anguished questioning and submission, central to the narrator's theological reflections. With Job (psychological): Job's relationship with the Almighty is one of anguished questioning and submission, central to the narrator's theological reflections. With Job (psychological): Job's relationship with the Almighty is one of anguished questioning and submission, central to the narrator's theological reflections.

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Relationship types

Psychological
Other

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Biblical commentary figures
Religious and theological figures
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Job
psychological · negative
Job's relationship with the Almighty is one of anguished questioning and submission,… How this plays out →
Job
psychological · negative
Job's relationship with the Almighty is one of anguished questioning and submission,… How this plays out →
Job
psychological · negative
Job's relationship with the Almighty is one of anguished questioning and submission,… How this plays out →

Job
Job's relationship with the Almighty is one of anguished questioning and submission, central to the narrator's theological reflections.
Job
Job's relationship with the Almighty is one of anguished questioning and submission, central to the narrator's theological reflections.
Job
Job's relationship with the Almighty is one of anguished questioning and submission, central to the narrator's theological reflections.

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Notes on the Book of Job

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