Joban Prayers: A Maximian Contemplation of the Cosmic Job – Christ

St. Maximus the Confessor states that "the mystery of the Incarnation of the Logos is the key to all the arcane symbolism and typology in the Scriptures." This project explores to what extent Maximian Logos/Logoi theology aids an inclusivist interpretation of the Book of Job within the Judeo-Christian Traditions. Joban scholarship is typically siloed to discussions of theodicy; however, the Scriptural account of a pagan saint is prophetic in content and provides a pedagogy for the religious 'other'. Applied theological structures include Maximian Christology and Mystagogy which is aided by Pope Gregory the Great's threefold spiritual hermeneutic in Moralia in Job. The exploration concludes that Christology and Job provide theological grounds for an inclusivist interpretation of salvation and hopes for further explorations in Patristic writings on Job.