Honors Program
Fine and Performing Arts Honors
Date of Award
5-2019
Thesis Professor(s)
Mira Gerard
Thesis Professor Department
Art and Design
Thesis Reader(s)
Christian Rieben
Abstract
For my BFA Capstone exhibition Preying For a Miracle I analyzed the Biblical book of Job found in the Old Testament in relation to my own life. My interest in the Book of Job stems from a human desire to understand suffering, especially suffering that is unprovoked. At the beginning of the book of Job, Job is described as “blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil”. (Job 1:1) As the first chapter of the book progresses, Satan comes to God and presents a wager. Satan insinuates that Job is only faithful to God because God has “put a hedge around him”. (Job 1:9) Satan proposes that he can make Job curse God’s name if he removes the abundant blessings he has received. God accepts this wager and declares that as long as Job’s life is spared Satan can do with him as he wants, which begins a series of brutal trials. I found myself asking how can such violence and human suffering be justified?
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
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Recommended Citation
Oakes, Hannah, "Preying For A Miracle" (2019). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 512. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/512
Copyright
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