some dislocations in chs. 24-27, but the materials can be interpreted as part
of the author's total creative work.

In completing this commentary, which has been in preparation for many
years, I wish to express my deep gratitude to the biblical critics who have
preceded me, but especially to my mentor, Dr. Alfred yon Rohr Sauer, and
my colleagues at Christ Seminary--Seminex in St. Louis and the South
Australian College of Advanced Education. I also appreciate the critical
comments of John Kleinig of Luther Seminary in Adelaide. A special word
of thanks goes to Gabrielle Reece, not only because she typed this manu-
script in spite of great difficulties, but also because she has been one of the
most perceptive critics with whom I have worked. Thanks also to my wife,
Janice Orrell, who struggled with cancer during much of the time when I
was writing this commentary and gave me a deeper understanding of Job's
suffering in the process. Finally, I wish to thank my mother, who provided
me with a model of patient faith amid years of pain, a model that helped
me appreciate the traditional image of the patient Job.

NORMAN HABEL

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